TIHIIE 


CITY  OF  LA  SALLE, 


1 1 ISTOKICAL  AND  DESCRIPTIVE, 


•WITH: 


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I, A  SALLE.    ILLINOIS, 

A.  L.  HKNNKSSFY.  I'MIUSHER, 
.JUNK,  1SS2. 


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THE    CITY 


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HISTORICAL   AND   DESCRIPTIVE. 


On  the  2d  of  March,  1827,  a  land  grant  was 
made  to  the  state  of  Illinois,  for  the  purpose  of 
aiding  in  the  building  of  the  Illinois  &  Michigan 
canal,  whose  western  terminus  was  fixed  at  this 
point  in  1836.  The  grant  comprised  each  alter- 
nate section  for  five  miles  on  both  sides  of  the 
line  of  the  canal ;  the  selection  to  be  made  by 
the  commissioners  of  the  land  office.  They  chose 
the  odd  sections,  the  even  sections  being  retain- 
ed by  the  Government.  In  1829  the  state  crea- 
ted a  board  of  Canal  Commissioners  and  the  line 
was  surveyed  in  the  fall  of  the  following  year, 
1830. 

The  natural  wealth  of  this  part  of  Illinois  how 
began  to  attract  the  attention  of  pioneers,  and  it 
is  about  this  period  that  the  first  settlements  on 
or  near  the  present  site  of  the  city  are  recorded. 
Simon  Crozier,  an  Indian  trader,  is  supposed  to 
have  had  the  honor  of  heralding  the  coming 
man.  lie  built  his  house  on  the  south  side  of 
the  river  near  Shippingsport.  His  descendants 
are  now  residing  near  Utica. 

In  1830  Samuel  Lapsley  came  here  from  St. 
Louis  and  built  a  log  house  which  stood  until  a 


few  years  ago  between  Fourth  and  Fifth  streets, 
noi'th  of  the  Christian  Brothers'  Academy.  He 
cultivated  a  tract  of  land  which  extended  as  far 
north  as  Fifth  street  and  as  far  east  as  Joliet 
street,  bordered  by  the  bluff  south  and  by  a  ra- 
vine on  .the  west.  On  this  he  raised  corn  and 
wheat.  When  the  State  took  possession  of  the 
canal  land  he  lost  his  improvements.  His  death 
occurred  in  1839. 

In  the  spring  of  1830  commissioners  sent  by 
some  young  men  in  the  east  to  select  the  site  for 
a  colony  which  they  wished  to  establish  in  Illi- 
nois, fixed  upon  this  point.  Their  choice  was 
determined  by  the  richness  of  the  land,  the  re- 
ported existence  of  immense  coal  beds,  and  the 
superior  land  and  water  communications  prom- 
ised by  the  early  completion  of  the  canal  and 
railroads.  About  this  time  Burton  Ayres  arriv- 
ed from  Ohio  and  built  a  cabin  one-half  mile 
northwest  of  the  spot  now  occupied  by  Matthies- 
sen  &  Hegeler's  rolling-mill,  where  he  also 
erected  a  blacksmith  shop  and  made  plows  for 
the  Massachusetts  colonists,  who  followed  him 
in  the  spring  of  1831,  Aaron  Gunn,  sr.,  being 


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among  the  number.  The  season  proving  a  rainy 
one,  the  young  colonists  became  discouraged 
and  removed  to  Princeton  and  La  Moille.  The 
war  with  the  Indian  chief  Black  Hawk  break- 
ing out  in  1832,  the  white  settlers  were  driven 
from  La  Moille,  Aaron  Gunn  going  to  Hennepin. 
The  latter  returned  to  La  Salle  in  1835,  Govern- 
ment land  being  offered  for  sale  in  that  year, 
and  purchased  400  acres  north  of  the  canal  sec- 
tion. 

In  1835  D.  Lathrop  was  sent  by  the  Rockwell 
Land  Co.  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  of  which  he  was  a 
member,  to  purchase  land  for  the  purpose  of 
speculation.  He  selected  the  half  section  now 
known  as  Rockwell,  supposing  that  the  city 
which  should  arise  at  the  crossing  of  the  river 
by  the  projected  Illinois  Central  railroad  and  at 
the  terminus  of  the  canal  would  probably  be  lo- 
cated here,  and  made  his  choice  accordingly.  In 
the  winter  of  1837-38  he  returned  to  Connecti- 
cut and  started  out  with  a  colony  of  about  one 
hundred  and  thirty  persons,  many  of  whom 
dropped  off  at  points  along  the  river.  Among 
those  who  reached  this  point  were  Mrs.  George 
Neu  of  Homer,  D.  Carr  of  Bachelor's  Ridge  ano 
Miss  Serls,  now  Mrs.  Elisha  Merritt.  A  num- 
ber of  this  party  died  with  the  cholera,  which 
broke  out  shorly  after  their  settlement. 

iS  the  spring  of  1837  the  city  was  laid  out  on 
section  15,  canal  land,  leaving  those  who  hac 
previously  purchased  from  the  government  lam 
on  which  they  anticipated  the  city  would  stand 
entirely  beyond  its  limits.  The  first  sale  of  city 
lots  was  made  in  1838.  The  old  Central  rail- 
road, which  the  State  undertook  to  build,  was 
graded  through  La  Salle  in  1839-40,  the  subse- 
quent bankruptcy  of  the  State  preventing  its  fi- 
nal completion.  The  construction  of  the  canal 
was  begun  in  1836  but  work  was  discontinued 
in  1841.  In  1845  the  work  was  again  resumed 
and  completed  in  1848,  the  first  boat  which 
passed  through  the  locks  at  this  place  being  the 
Gen.  Thornton  built  by  Isaac  Hardy.  At  this 
time  the  total  population  of  La  Salle  was  only 
200.  The  visitation  of  the  Asiatic  Cholera  in 
1849  and  '52  proved  a  most  terrible  scourge,  re- 
tarding the  growth  not  only  of  La  Salle  but  of 


all  western  towns,    many  of  the  settlers   dying 
while  others  fled  the  country. 

It  was  a  number  of  years  before  business  re- 
overed  from  the  shock  it  received  on  the  occa- 
sion of  the  State  going  into  bankruptcy  in  1841. 
But  the  development  of  the  resources  of  Illinois 
was  not  to  be  stopped  by  a  single  financial  crisis. 
Emigration  still  continued  though  for  a  while  it 
was  very  limited  ;  business  in  time  however  re- 
eived  a  new  impulse  and  the  construction  of 
railroads  was  again  undertaken.  The  Chicago 
&  Rock  Island,  now  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 
Pacific  railroad  was  built  through  here  in  1853, 
and  the  next  year  the  Illinois  Ceutral  railroad 
bi-idge  across  the  river  was  finished,  the  two  por- 
tions of  the  road  previously  completed  being 
connected. 

The  first  church  within  the  limits  of  .La  Salle 
was  a  log  structure  built  by  Fathers  Rowe  and 
Parodi,  in  the  year  1838,  on  the  present  site  of 
the  Brothers'  Academy.     In  1848  a  building  to 
be  used   as  a  school  house  and  a  Baptist  church 
was  constructed  on  the  corner  of  Fifth  and  Mar- 
quette  streets.     This  was  the  first  school  house. 
It  was  subsequently  removed  and  is  now  used  as 
a  dwelling.     The   present  Catholic  church  was 
begun  in   1846   and  finished   in  1852.     It  has 
since   been   enlarged   anct   improved,   and  now 
forms  one  of  the  finest  church  edifices  west  of 
Chicago.     The   old  school  building  standing  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  town  was  built  about 
the  year  1855  by  a  stock  company  for  the  pur- 
pose of  a  high  school.     Little  success  attended 
the  eflForts  of  those  engaged  in  the  enterprise  and 
the  project  was  shortly   afterwards  abandoned. 
•  Man  proposes,  but  God  disposes.  The  trouble 
with  man  is  that  he  can  never   make  due  allow- 
ance for  what  ingenious  contrivance  his   fellow- 
man  will  be  at  next.     It  was  so  with  the  found- 
er* of  La  •  Salle.     It  was  laid  out  in   the   days 
when   railways   were  but   little    known   in  the 
West  and  the  opening  up  of  water   routes   was 
considered  the  only  available  means  by  which 
to  encourage  and  secure  the  settlement  and  de- 
velopment   of  this    region.     The    Illinois    and 
Michigan  Canal  was  to  be  the  making  of  the  city 
and  when  it  was  dug  Chicago  was  the  only  city 


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in  the  State  which  it  was  believed  could  rival  the 
maratime  metropolis  that  was  destined   to  nour- 
ish at  the  junction  of  this  water  course  and  the 
Illinois  River.     The  termination  of  the  canal,  it 
may  be  remarked,  was  not  fixed  at  this  particu- 
lar point  because  it  was  not  possible  for  boats  to 
ascend  further  up  the  river,  but  because,  while 
the  bill  for  its  establishment  was  pending  in  the 
State  Legislature,  there  chanced  to  be,  in  order 
to   secure  its   passage,    a  necessity  for  another 
vote  in  its  favor,   and  this  vote  was  only  to  be 
obtained  on  condition  that  the  proposed  route  of 
the  canal  be  changed  so  as  to  connect  with  the 
river  here  instead  of  at  the  actual  head  of  navi- 
gation, old  Utica,   about  five  miles  farther  east. 
However,  founded  and  nourished  through  the  in- 
strumentality   of  the   river  and  canal,  La  Salle 
grew  and  prospered,  but  did  not  exactly  develop 
into  a  city  second  only  to  Chicago,  for  the  reason 
that  before   the   anticipated    accumulation     of 
wealth,  business  and  population  were  attained, 
a  wide-reaching  system    of  railways  had  spread 
out  over  the  country,  and  water  transportation 
lost  its  prestige  as  the  grand  requisite   for  com- 
mercial wealth  and  extensive  business  transac- 
tions.   La  Salle  was  not  to  become  a  commercial 
city.     It  was  to  be  a  producer  and  not  a  trader, 
and  the  railways  so  effectually  superseding  wat- 
er-ways as  avenues  of  intercommunication,  while 
they  ruined  prior  hopes  and  expectations,  opened 
the  way  for  the  development  of  resources  at  first 
little  known  and  the  real  value   of  which  had 
not   been   before   anticipated.     The   coal  found 
here,    with  the  facilities   by  rail  and  water  for 
transportation   in  all  directions,  have  been  the 
agencies  which  made  possible  the  building  up  of 
the  extensive  factories  now  in  existence  at  this 
point,  and  continually  enlarging  and  increasing 
in  numbers. 

The  location  of  La  Salle  is-one  of  the  most  pic- 
turesque on  the  Illinois  River,  and  is  in  sight  of 
the  historic  "Starved  Rock,"  on  whose  summit 
was  closed,  about  1770,  the  final  act  in  the  great 
tragedy  commenced  a  hundred  years  before, 
and  only  a  few  miles  distant  to  the  westward, 
which  resulted  in  the  total  destruction  of  the 


once  powerful  Illinois  Indians  by  their  inveter- 
ate enemies,  the  Iroquois.  One  of  the  most 
beautiful  views  perhaps  in  the  entire  State  can 
be  obtained  from  a  summit  near  the  eastei'n  limit 
of  the  city,  the  eye  readily  taking  in  an  im- 
mense stretch  of  wooded  bluff,  cultivated  plain 
and  winding  river,  variegated  with  villages, 
railway  lines  and  bridges.  One  of  the  last  men- 
tioned, the  Illinois  Central,  lacks  only  a  little 
of  being  a  mile  in  length,  an  iron  truss  support- 
ed on  eighteen  heavy  piers,  with  a  roadway  al- 
most a  hundred  feet  above  t]*e  surface  of  the 
river. 

The  population  is  about  10,000.  More  than  a 
thousand  coal  miners  find  regular  employment, 
and  half  as  many  men  are  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  zinc,  while  the  glass  works  and  oth- 
er manufacturing  establishments  give  employ- 
ment to  many  more. 

The  mineral  products  of  the  vicinity,  though 
not  embracing  precious  metals  to  any  alarming 
extent,  are  numerous,  consisting  in  coal  in  inex- 
haustible quantities,  the  field  extending  over 
about  fifty  square  miles  and  being  underlaid  with 
three  veins  varying  in  thickness  from  three  feet 
six  inches  to  four  feet  eight  inches ;  fire  clay, 
much  of  which  is  manufactured  into  brick,  tile, 
sewer  pipe,  etc.,  here,  and  large  amounts  annu- 
ally shipped  to  other  points  for  use  in  furnaces 
and  for  other  purposes  ;  cement  rock,  from 
which  hydraulic  cement  is  made ;  glass  sand, 
said  to  be  far  superior  to  that  found  in  the  Pitts- 
burg  region  ;  very  large  yellow  ochre  deposits, 
which  have  not  thus  far  been  utilized,  with  im- 
mense ledges  of  marble,  which  has  not  yet 
worked  its  way  into  popular  favor.  Large  beds 
of  gravel  also  exist  here  and  considerable  quan- 
tities have  been  used  for  macadamizing  roads  in 
the  surrounding  country  and  the  streets  of  the 
city. 

The  coal,  which  has  been  the  real  foundation 
of  the  wealth  of  the  locality,  was  discovered  by 
the  early  explorers  of  the  country.  The  first 
mining  was  done  by  "drifting,"  as  it  is  called, 
or  taking  out  the  coal  from  the  out-crops  on  the 
hill-sides.  The  first  boring  for  coal  to  deter- 


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mrhe  its  depth  below  the  surface,  quality,  thick- 
ness of  vein,  etc.,  was  made  by  Dixwell  Lathrop, 
recently  deceased,  near  the  canal  basin  in  the 
winter  of  1853-4.  The  following  year  what  is 
known  as  the  Kentucky  shaft  was  sunk  and  the 
next  year  the  La  Salle  shaft,  both  now  the  prop- 
erty of  the  La  Salle  Coal  Mining  Company, 
which  also  owns  the  Rockwell  or  Carbon  shaft, 
sunk  about  1865.  In  the  immediate  vicinity 
there  are  eleven  shafts  open,  nine  of  which  are 
operated,  the  coal  firms  numbering  seven.  The 
total  capacity  of  these  shafts  combined  aggregate 
somewhat  over  1,000,000  tpns  annually.  The 
La  Salle  shaft,  which  is  a  leading  and  represen- 
tative one,  is  400  feet  deep,  extending  to  the 
third  vein.  The  first  vein  is  in  no  case  operated  ; 
the  second  is  largely  worked  in  this  and  many 
of  the  other  shafts,  but  the  third  furnishes  by 
far  the  best  coal.  Although  coal  has  been  mined 
here  continually  for  twenty-five  years  the  sup- 
ply is  not  perceptibly  diminished,  the  fact  being 
that  the  mine  is  not  yet  adequately  developed 
for  its  most  successful  operation.  The  entries 
radiate  principally  eastward  from  the  bottom  of 
the  shaft,  many  being  over  a  mile  in  length. 
From  the  distant  parts  the  coal  is  hauled  in  cars 
holding  3,000  pounds,  by  mules  to  the  cage  or 
carriage  on  which  they  are  elevated  to  the  sur- 
face by  steam  power.  The  shaft  is  about  10x20 
feet  square,  lined  with  timbers  with  a  partition 
in  the  middle,  each  side  equipped  with  a  cage, 
one  of  which  is  lowered  while  the  other  is  being 
raised,  both  being  operated  simultaneously  by 
means  of  wire  cables  wound  on  a  drum. 

Glass  was  first  manufactured  here  about  twenty 
years  ago,  but  the  business  was  not  very  success- 
ful financially  until  recently,  or  since  the  De 
Steiger  Glass  Company  was  organized  in  1878. 
This  company  put  up  new  factories,  purchased 
those  formerly  built,  and  entered  largely  into 
the  manufacture  of  both  bottles  and  window 
glass,  with  a  determination  to  succeed  if  success 
could  be  attained  by  pushing  business.  They 
have  always  found  sale  for  all  the  glass  they 
could  make,  and  often  experienced  difficulty  in 
filling  their  orders.  In  methods  and  apparatus 


they  are  now  in  advance  of  anything  heretofore 
known  in  the  United  States.  Noticing  that  large 
importations  of  bottles  were  being  made  from 
Europe  into  this  country,  notwithstanding  the 
import  duty  of  30  per  cent  ad  valorem,  they  re- 
solved to  make,  in  all  necessary  respects  such 
changes  in  their  factory  as  would  enable  them 
to  put  on  the  market  as  good  a  bottle  as  could 
be  imported. 

The  principal  difficulties  to  be  overcome  were 
the  obstacles  placed  in  the  way  by  the  Bottle 
Blowers'  League,  an  organization  which  has  per- 
sistently stood  in  its  own  light  for  years,  and 
caused  a  great  deal  of  trouble  and  immense  loss 
to  the  proprietors  of  glass  factories  by  the  strict 
observance  of  arbitary  rules  adopted  for  the  sup- 
posed protection  of  the  membership.  During 
the  summer  of  '80  the  old  employes  of  the  com- 
pany were  discharged,  and  a  number  of  German 
bottle  blowers  imported,  despite  the  combined 
efforts  of  the  German  Government  and  the  League 
to  prevent  it.  These  men  work  differently  from 
the  Americans,  particularly  in  turning  the  bot- 
tle in  the  mold  during  the  blowing  process,  a 
straw  or  shaving  being  placed  in  it  previous  to 
the  insertion  of  the  glass.  This  gives  the  bottle 
a  smooth  or  polished  appearance,  without  seams, 
and  makes  it  compare  with  the  ordinary  Ameri- 
can made  bottle  about  as  a  plate-glass  window 
does  with  a  skylight.  In  order  to  further  facil- 
itate and  economize  labor  the  company  built, 
during  the  summer  and  fall,  a  Sieman's  contin- 
uous tank,  largely  used  by  European  glass  man- 
ufacturers, but,  with  the  exception  of  one  at 
Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  lately  destroyed  by  fire, 
never  before  constructed  in  this  country.  It  is 
a  huge  reservoir,  eighteen  feet  wide,  forty  feet 
long  and  four  feet  deep,  made  of  blocks  of  fire- 
clay. It  is  arched  over  with  imported  fire  brick 
and  is  round  at  one  end.  It  is  supported  on 
heavy  masses  of  brick  work.  Adjacent  to  it  are 
furnaces  for  the  production  of  gjis  with  which  to 
produce  the  requisite  heat  for  its  operation. 
This  passes  from  the  generator  down  through 
pipes  below  the  tank  and  burns  while  passing 
up  through  checkered  brick  work  where  it  comes 


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in  contact  with  the  air,  and  subsequently 
through  flues  at  each  side  of  the  tank  under  the 
arch,  and  over  the  molten  glass.  No  heat  is  ap- 
plied to  the  bottom.  The  tank  holds  200  tons  of 
glass,  is  fed  at  one  end  and  the  glass  is  taken 
from  the  other,  or  the  circular  end,  for  blowing. 
The  advantages  claimed  for  this  over  the  old 
methods  are  that  blowing  will  not  have  to  be 
discontinued  from  twelve  to  fourteen  hours  every 
day  to  allow  the  pots  to  be  recharged.  Work 
can  go  on  continuously  night  and  day.  The 
quality  of  the  glass  will  be  perfectly  uniform  as 
also  the  color;  no  heat  will  be  lost  as  in  the  case 
of  pots,  the  gas  being  admitted  first  from  one  side 
of  the  tank  and  then  from  the  other,  alternating 
about  every  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes  ;  there  is 
no  loss  from  the  breaking  of  pots,  while  the  ex- 
pense of  fuel  is  kept  at  a  minimum.  Probably 
the  principal  reason  why  these  tanks  have  not 
heretofore  been  used  in  this  country  is  that 
the  glass-blowers'  organizations  have  forbidden 
their  members  to  do  night  work,  with  the  view 
of  preventing  over-production,  and  as  the  heat 
must  be  maintained  at  all  times  for  the  preser- 
vation of  the  tank  the  gain  in  other  respects 
would  be  more  than  counterbalanced  by  the  en- 
forced loss  of  time.  Aiming  to  protect  them- 
selves, the  glass-blowers  have  actually  stood  in 
the  way  of  progress  in  their  own  branch  of  art. 
The  members  of  the  Bottle  Blowers'  League  and 
former  employes  have  expressed  great  indigna- 
tion at  this  action  of  the  De  Steiger  Glass  Com- 
pany, but  the  step  was  taken  in  self-defense  and 
is  a  wide  departure  from  the  long  established 
practices  of  American  glass  makers,  nevertheless 
a  departure  which  the  public,  as  far  as  it  is  in- 
terested, heartily  indorses,  and  other  glass  man- 
ufacturers will  beyond  any  doubt  soon  follow  in 
the  wake  of  the  De  Steiger  Company. 

The  zinc  industry,  which  is  now  by  far  the 
largest  in  the  United  States,  was  begun  in  1858 
by  Messrs.  Mattheissen  &  Hegeler.  For  eight 
years  they  confined  themselves  to  the  manufac- 
ture of  spelter  only,  but  in  1866  erected  their 
rolling  mill.  They  heretofore  virtually  con- 
trolled the  zinc  trade  of  the  country.  Having  no 


competition  worthy  the  name  in  the  manufacture 
of  sheet  zinc,  they,  of  course,  controlled  the  mar- 
ket, and  at  the  same  time  managed,  by  being  large 
purchasers  as  well  as  producers  of  spelter,  to 
govern  the  price  of  that  article  also.  A  wealthy 
company,  which  has  been  for  years  operating 
zinc  furnaces  in  Peru,  has  in  self-defense  built  a 
rolling  mill  of  its  own  of  a  capacity  little  infe- 
rior, if  not  equal,  to  that  of  Mattheissen  &  Heg- 
eler so  that  it  shall  no  longer  be  at  the  mercy  of 
its  competitors. 

The  ore,  which  is  either  the  sulphate,  silicate 
or  carbonate  of  zinc,  is  obtained  principally 
from  Wisconsin  and  Missouri,  and  costs  a  little 
less  than  $20  per  ton  besides  freight.  It  is  first 
pulverized  in  a  crusher  and  then  thoroughly 
washed,  and,  if  the  sulphate,  roasted  to  drive  off 
the  sulphur.  After  this  it  is  mixed  with  slack 
coal  and  put  into  retorts  placed  in  an  immense 
furnace  heated  by  the  combustion  of  gas  from  a 
Sieman's  gas  generator.  The  zinc  comes  out  as 
an  impalpable  powder  und  is  melted  and  cast  in- 
to blocks,  in  which  form  it  is  known  as  spelter. 
Tho  product,  of  the  factory  is  not  far  from  10,- 
000  tons  annually.  The  coal  consumption 
reaches  300  tons  daily. 

In  order  to  utilize  the  sulphur  from  the  ore 
which  has  heretofore  been  wasted  Mattheissen  & 
Hegeler  have  erected,  and  recently  put  into 
operation,  a  factory  for  the  manufacture  of  sul- 
phuric acid.  An  immense  building,  60x450  feet 
in  size,  built  of  wood,  thirty  feet  high,  and  sup- 
ported on  a  series  of  timbers  about  fifteen  feet 
high,  contains  the  leaden  chambers  which  en- 
tirely fill  it,  the  weight  of  the  lead  used  includ- 
ing, besides  the  chambers,  pipes,  tubing,  etc.,  is 
2,000,000  pounds.  Adjacent  to  this. building 
stands  the  highest  chimney  in  the  State,  it  being 
in  perpendicular  height,  above  the  foundations, 
256  feet  six  inches.  It  is  built  of  brick  and 
stone,  the  inside  diameter  at  the  base  being 
twenty  feet,  but  only  a  few  feet  at  the  top.  It  is 
lined  throughout  with  plaster  of  paris.  The 
cost  of  erecting  this  factory  will  be  very  close  to 
$200,000.  The  acid  for  the  new  glucose  factory 
In  Chicago  will  be  made  here. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


The  Mattlieissen  &  Hegeler  zinc  rolling  mills 
occupy  several  buildings  or  rather  one  large 
building  in  several  parts.  The  spelter  is  melted 
and  cast  in  shallow  pans  perhaps  10x25  inches 
in  size,  and  then  passed  to  the  rollers,  which  are 
huge  cylinders  of  iron  over  two  feet  in  diame- 
ter. There  are  five  sets  of  these  operated  by  two 
engines,  the  capacity  of  which  combined  is  about 
450  horse  power.  The  zinc  is  passed  through 
two  sets  of  rollers  and  then  cut  and  weighed, 
after  which  it  is  again  rolled  out  still  thinner, 
and  when  it  has  passed  the  last  set  of  rollers  is 
finally  cut  to  the  proper  size  for  market  and 
boxed  ready  for  shipping. 

The  most  prominent  artificial  characteristic  of 
La  Salle  is  Mattlieissen  &  Hegeler' s  big  chimney. 
The  last  brick  of  the  half  million  and  more  used 
in  the  construction  of  it  was  laid  and  the 
railing,  promenade  and  iron  work  attached  to 
the  upper  extremity  during  the  early  part  of 
November.  The  exact  diameter  of  the  chimney 
inside  is  19  feet  8  inches  at  the  bottom  and 
about  7  feet  at.  the  top  ;  the  thickness  of  the 
wall,  starting  from  the  foundation,  is  2  feet  8 
inches  and  at  the  top  is  17  inches.  The  founda- 
tion walls  extend  11  feet  below  the  surface  and 
in  the  whole  structure  there  are  above  550  cubic 
yards  of  solid  masonry.  Before  the  staging, 
which  was  all  inside,  was  taken  down,  a  pulley 
was  attached  to  the  railing  surrounding  the  top 
and  over  it  depends  a  rope,  by  means  of  which 
to  draw  up  a  man  on  an  attached  carriage,  should 
it  be  necessary  at  any  time  to  ascend  the  chim- 
ney. On  the  inside  from  the  top  to  the  bottom 
the  masonry  is  heavily  coated  with  pure  plaster 
of  Paris  for  the  purpose  of  keeping  the  sulphur- 


ic acid  from  attacking  the  walls  and  eventually 
causing  their  ruin.  The  idea  of  dissolving  up 
the  huge  chimney  may  seem  as  preposterous  as 
the  story  of  Hannibal  dissolving  the  rocks  that 
impeded  the  march  of  his  troops  over  the  Alps  : 
but  facts  are  facts,  nevertheless,  and  the  disin- 
tegration of  the  chimney,  though  not  very  rapid, 
would  certainly  follow  the  neglect  to  afford  the 
masonry  complete  protection  from  contact  with 
the  powerful  solvent.  The  acid  fumes,  of  which 
there  are  more  or  less  in  the  chimney  at  all  times, 
would  permeate  the  masonry  and  come  in  con- 
tact with  the  iron  and  doubtless  other  substan- 
ces contained  in  the  brick  and  with  them  form 
sulphates  or  other  compounds  of  sulphur.  It 
would  also  attack  the  lime  in  the  mortar 
and  stone  and  form  sulphate  of  lime;  and 
these  chemical  reactions  constantly  going  on 
would  have  the  effect  in  a  good  deal  less  than  a" 
hundred  years  to  very  materially  endanger  the 
stability  of  the  structure.  Plaster  o  f  Paris  is 
sulphate  of  lime,  or  lime  that  has  taken  up  all 
the  sulphuric  acid  it  can  contain  and  is  in  con- 
sequence no  longer  susceptible  to  the  action  of 
the  acid,  and  being  thickly  spread  over  the  en- 
tire inside,  it  thus  forms  a  complete  barrier 
against  acid  depredations  upon  the  brick  and 
stone  work. 

The  chimney  built  in  connection  with  the  glu- 
cose works  in  Chicago  and  which  is  now  finish- 
ed, is  two  feet  lower  than  Matthiessen  &  Hege- 
ler's  and  is  described  as  the  most  noticeable  erec- 
tion of  the  kind  in  the  city.  Such  being  the 
case,  La  Salle  can  claim,  without  much  chance 
for  refutation,,  to  have  the  highest  chimney  in 
the  West. 


BUSINESS. 


The  Telephone  Exchange. 

La  Salle  was  among  the  very  first  to  appreci- 
ate and  utilize  the  telephone,  and  long  before  Ex- 
changes were  thought  of  had  several  private 
lines  in  successful  operation  which  were  quickly 
followed  by  many  others,  when  the  "Exchange" 
plan  was  developed.  Outside  of  the  larger  cities 
La  Salle  was  among  the  first  of  the  interior 
towns  of  our  state  to  take  hold  of  this  new  and 
novel  invention.  The  general  plan  of  operation 
is  a  central  office,  with  wires  radiating  in  all  di- 
rections to  the  various  subscribers,  any  of  whom 
desiring  communication  call  up  the  central  office, 
giving  the  number  or  name  of  the  party  wanted  ; 
the  connection  is  almost  instantly  given. 

The  Exchanges  in  La  Salle  and  Ottawa  are 
controlled  by  the  same  company,  and  free  con- 
nection is  given  with  each  other  to  all  subscrib- 
ers. In  good  weather  the  transmission  is  as 
distinct  and  satisfactory  as  though  but  a  mile 
apart.  An  Exchange  at  Princeton,  recently 
opened  by  the  same  Company,  has  also  been  con- 
nected with  La  Salle,  and  a  nominal  fee  is  charg- 
ed for  use  of  this  line.  The  Exchange  here, 
starting  with  45  wires,  has  run  up  to  115  with 
fair  prospects  for  more.  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Allington, 
manager  of  the  W.  U.  Telegra-ph  Co.'s  main  of- 
fice here  for  the  past  nine  years,  was  the  prime 
mover  in  the  establishment  of  the  system 
and  is  Exchange  manager.  Under  his  manage- 
ment the  telephonic  service  has  become  highly 
efficient,  and  with  a  keen  perception  of  the 
wants  of  the  patrons,  he  secures  the  addition  of 
every  new  feature  which  tends  towards  improve- 
ment in  the  practical  workings  of  the  service. 
His  place  in  charge  of  the  Exchange  interests 
here  and  his  position  at  the  central  office  would 
be  difficult  to  fill,  as  no  one  could  watch  matters 
more  closely  or  more  earnestly  endeavor  to  study 
and  meet  the  wants  of  the  subscribers.  The  work 
of  the  central  office  is  thoroughly  systematized. 
Every  ''connection"  is  recorded,  and  between  10 


p.  M.  and  6  A.  M.  the  exact  time  of  connection  is 
also  noted.  The  daily  average  for  the  week, 
month  and  year  is  ascertained.  Last  year  (1881) 
204,960  connections  were  made,  a  daily,  weekly 
and  monthly  average  of  561,  3,941  and  17,080, 
respectively.  An  operator  is  always  on  duty, 
the  central  office  never  being  closed.  Subscrib- 
ers and  other  interested  are  welcome  to  call  at 
any  time  after  3  o'clock  p.  M.,  and  the  practical 
working  details,  etc.,  will  be  explained  by  the 
manager  or  operator  on  duty. 


The  Schools. 

It  is  impossible  for  us  to  give  more  than  a 
passing  notice  of  our  schools  in  a  pamphlet  such 
as  this  ;  but  the  few  facts  here  given  will  not  be 
uninteresting.  The  public  schools  are  well  or- 
ganized and  conducted  under  the  wise  adminis- 
tration of  a  prudent  school  board,  aided  by  an 
efficient  staff"  of  teachers.  At  present  there  are 
five  gentlemen  and  sixteen  ladies  employed,  and 
the  school  work  is  acknowledged  by  all  visitors 
to  be  characterized  more  by  substantial  work 
than  showy  pretensions.  The  High  School  de- 
partment is  a  credit  to  a  city  of  principally  a 
mining  and  manufacturing  population  as  La. 
Salle.  The  assistant  principal,  Prof.  M.  A. 
O'Conor,  A.  M.,  one  of  the  few  graduates  in  the 
schools  of  La  Salle  county,  is  acknowledged  to 
be  a  teacher  of  experience  and  high  literary  at- 
tainments. He  has  been  engaged  for  the  past 
eight  yearsjin  his  present  position — an  unprece- 
dented length  of  time ;  and  though  dealing  with 
the  children  of  so  many  conflicting  elements,  his 
bearing  has  been  characterized  by  firmness  and 
impartiality  deserving  the  public  confidence 
which  he  enjoys.  The  wisdom  of  the  school 
board  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  when  they  have 
a  good  teacher  they  recognize  the  fact  and  make 
it  an  object  for  him  or  her  to  stay.  There  are  a 
few  private  schools  which  are  also  well  patroa- 
ized. 


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THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


Geo.  A.  Wilson's  Boot  and  Shoe  Store. 

Boots  and  shoes  are  a  necessity  certainly 
where  perpetual  summer  doesn't  reign.  Hotten- 
tots, Ethiopians  and  Digger  Indians  may  man- 
age to  get  along  well  enough  without  them,  as 
their  duties  are  not  usually  considered  arduous 
or  particularly  fatiguing  from  a  pedestrian's 
point  of  view ;  but  in  civilized  communities, 
from  infancy  to  old  age,  from  the  hod  carrier 
to  the  aesthete,  all  must  have  foot-covering. 
Boots  and  shoes  grew  up  with  civilization.  The 
priisitive  shoe  was  simply  a  piece  of  skin  or 
some  other  material  fastened  to  the  sole  of  the 
foot  to  protect  it  from  injury  by  coming  in  con- 
tact with  the  ground.  Then  the  article  was 
made  a  little  wider  and  turned  up  around  the 
edges  so  as  to  afford  some  slight  protection  to  the 
sides  of  the  foot,  and  in  time  it  dawned  on  the 
intellects  of  people  that  they  might  just  as  well 
bring  the  opposite  sides  of  the  piece  of  skin  to- 
gether on  the  top  of  the  foot  and  they  had  the 
moccasin  or  original  shoe.  Then  continuing  the 
skin  further  up  on  the  ankle  the  primitive  boot 
was  finally  developed.  Next  the  attention  was 
turned  to  the  methods  of  manufacture  and  the 
principles  of  tanning,  and  as  leather  became 
known  the  form  of  boots  and  shoes  gradually  as- 
sumed the  shape  in  which  we  now  find  them. 
Then  later  inventions  brought  forth  the  Standard 
Screw  Fastened  Boot  and  Shoe,  and  about  this 
time  George  A.  Wilson  came  to  La  Salle  and 
opened  up  a  small  stock  of  goods  for  which  he 
paid  cash.  Selling  cheap  soon  had  the  effect  to 
bring  him  plenty  of  customers  and  he  kept  on 
buying  and  selling,  and  after  the  lapse  of  six 
years  or  about  the  present  time,  he  finds  him- 
self in  possession  of  a  large  store  filled  with  ev- 
ery kind  of  foot-covering  made,  leading  among 
which  is  the  above  mentioned  standard  screw 
fastened  goods. 

Everything  that  any  ordinary  person  could 
ask  for  in  the  way  of  foot  gear  can  be  had  in 
Wilson's  store.  He  has  everything  in  the  way 
of  mens'  boots,  from  the  finest  calf  to  the  coars- 
est and  heaviest  brogans  and  plow  shoes.  Boys' 
wear  is  one  of  his  specialties,  and  parents  will 
do  well  to  remember  this,  as  there  are  no  better 
goods  of  the  kind  made  than  can  be  found  on  his 
shelves.  Childrens',  misses'  and  ladies'  shoes 
and  slippers,  light  and  heavy,  lace  and  button, 
kid,  pebble  goat,  calf,  cloth,  etc.,  etc.,  are  in 
large  assortment.  In  rubber  goods,  boots  of  all 
kinds  can  be  found,  as  well  as  overshoes. 

Mr.  Wilson  asks  the  attention  of  every  careful 
and  economical  buyer  in  the  vicinity  to  the  fol- 
lowing : 

He  has  no  old  or  undesirable  goods  to  offer  at 


apparently  low  prices  to  catch  the  eye  and  look 
cheap  in  print,  but  having  largely  increased  his 
facilities  offers  a  large  and  complete  stock  of 
standard  goods,  made  on  honor,  that  will  give 
service  and  satisfaction. 

He  makes  a  uniform  bottom  price  on  all  goods  ; 
not  bating  a  person  on  staples,  such  as  plow 
shoes,  etc.,  and  then  gouging  him  on  custom  fine 
goods. 

If  a  merchant  buys  a  large  stock  twice  a  year 
on  four  months'  time  he  pays  enormous  interest 
to  the  jobber.  He  must  sell  apart  of  the  goods 
at  or  below  cost  in  order  to  make  his  payments 
at  maturity,  has  left  on  hand  the  sizes  that  his 
trade  does  not  demand,  which  soon  become  shop, 
worn  and  unsalable,  and  finds  when  he  has  tak- 
en acoount  of  stock,  that  although  he  has  made 
a  profit  on  a  part  of  his  goods  he  has  gained 
nothing  by  his  year  of  hard  labor.  But  Wilson 
doesn't  do  business  on  that  plan,  and  his  paying 
customers  don't  have  to  make  good  to  him  his 
losses  on  bad  debts.  He  buys  for  cash. 

He  asks  a  trial  knowing  that  honest  goods, 
bottom  prices,  promptness  in  attending  to  cus- 
tomers' wants,  and  a  careful  consideration  of 
their  interests,  will  hold  their  trade. 

A    MYSTERY. 

"I  that  rustic  path  was  treading,  when  the  sun 
his  rays  were  shedding — beaming,  gleaming, 
fairly  streaming  thro'  the  trees  ;  and  I  watched 
the  streamlet  glistening,  as,  entranced,  I  there 
was  listening  to  the  melting,  merry  music  on 
the  breeze,  when,  beneath  a  tree  reclining, 
where  no  ray  of  sun  was  shining,  lo  !  I  saw  a 
fellow-being  on  the  ground !  Though  no  other 
feature  shifted,  quickly  he  his  eyes  uplifted — 
upward  lifted  as  he  wildly  looked  around.  'Good 
friend,'  said  I,  approaching,  "do  not  charge  me 
with  encroaching — are  you  waiting  for  some 
messenger  of  news  ;'  But  no  other  word  he  ut- 
tered, and  no  other  sentence  muttered,  save — 
'You  '11  find  there's  none  like  G.  A.  Wilson's 
boots  and  shoes  !'  " 

"That's  a  strange  expression,  surely,"  said  I, 
looking  down  demurely.  "I  trust,  dear  sir,  that 
you  the  question  will  excuse." — But  he  only 
looked  the  prouder,  as  he  spoke  the  words  the 
louder,  "There's  always  perfect  comfort  in  G.  A. 
Wilson's  shoes!" — "Why  bless  rue.  man,  I  shout- 
ed, as  his  sanity  I  doubted,  '"Tis  surely  naught 
to  me  what  people's  goods  you  use!"  But  he 
only  cried  the  higher,  with  enthusiastic  fire, — 
"You'll  save  your  cash  by  wea/iue  G.  A.  Wilson's 
boots  and  shoes!"— So  I  left  him  there  reclining, 
where  no  ray  of  sun  was  shining,  and  freqently  1 
wondered  at  the  words-tbe  man  did  use;  thinking 
surely  'twas  a  mystery,  and  that  some  hidden  his- 
tory was  weaving  'round  myself  and  G.  A.  Wil- 
eon'e  boote  and  shoes.— So  then  I  resolved  to  buy 
tbtm  and  hav*  lince  had  ceute  for  gladnese. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


Hall  &  Allabcn,  Attorneys. 

Law  is  older  than  man  ;    it  is  as  old  at  least  as 
matter,  for  matter  has  always  obeyed  law.     Di- 
vine law  is  said  to  be  perfection  itself;  natural 
law  may  not  be  divine,  but  it  seems  to  work  af- 
ter a  pretty  regular  system.     The  intervention 
of  man  don't  influence  it  very  much,  and  he  has 
been  principally  engaged  heretofore  in  endeav- 
oring to  find   out  something  about  it.     Human 
law  man  made  himself,  and  of  course  he  knows 
a  little  about  it,  or  ought  to.     It   is  recognized 
as  being  somewhat  imperfect  and  operating  dif- 
ferently on  different  occassions  and  subjects.     It 
has  its_  uses  and  abuses.     Its  principal  defect 
lies  in  its  inability  to  maintain  justice  on  a  par 
with  money,  that  is,  with  justice  on   one  side 
and   money  on  the  other,  human  law  holding 
the  scale,  justice  is  apt  to  fly  up.     As  the  world 
progresses  this  defect  will  doubtless  be  wiped 
out.     Anyway  law  is  necessary  and  not   always 
abused.     The  abuse  of  it  in  most  cases  lies  with 
the  lawyer,  though  good,  honest,  intelligent  and 
upright  lawyers  are  not  by  an  means  few.     And 
right  here  the  attention -of  this  community  is 
called  to  the  law  firm  of  Hall  &   Allaben  some 
time   since  established  in  La  Salle.     They  are 
gentlemen   in  all   that  the  term  implies;  men 
who  are  thoroughly  posted  in  law  matters  ;  who 
know  right  from  wrong  and  are  ever  ready  to 
work  in  the  cause  of  justice.     They  believe  in 
faithfully  serving  their  clients  and  earning  the 
money  they  ask  for  their  service*.     They  prac- 
tice in  all  the  courts,  and  have  been  retained  on 
a  number  of  important  cases  now  on  the  dockets 
They  will  always  be  found   reliable  by  those  re- 
quiring legal   services    of  any   kind,   and  are 
worthy  to   be  trusted  with  the  management  of 
any  case  requiring  adjudication. 


John  Martin's  Grocery  Store. 

John  Martin  has  been  for  years  one  of  the 
most  popular  of  La  Salle's  grocers.  He  handles 
reliable  goods  only  and  sells  at  bottom  figures, 
and  customers  always  rely  on  getting  what  they 
pay  for  when  trading  with  him.  He  has  all 
kinds  of  staple  and  fancy  groceries,  dried  and 
canned  fruit  and  other  goods,  fish,  vegetables 
of  every  kind  in  their  season,  hams,  bacon,  and 
other  dried  meats,  with  pickled  pork,  etc.  But- 
ter, eggs,  and  other  country  produce  always  on 
hand.  The  best  brands  of  winter  and  spring 
wheat,  graham  and  buckwheat  flour,  with  can- 
dies, nuts,  and  all  sorts  of  confectioneries,  flav- 
oring extracts  and  the  like;  syrups,  oils,  etc., 
etc.  Mankind,  as  well  as  all  other  animal  crea- 
tions must  eat,  or  at  least  the  opinion  prevails 
that  eating  is  a  necessity,  and  until  somebody 
proves  that  it  is  only  a  useless  habit,  eating  will 
be  continued.  But  starvation  science  advances 
slowly,  and  the  head  of  the  family  and  his  better 
half  acknowledges  the  case  settled,  anyway  for 
their  day  and  generation,  and  when  they  meet 
in  friendly  conference  to  discuss  the  matter  they 
always  resolve  to  trade  hereafter  with  Martin 


Philip  Conlin's  Livery  Stable. 

As  man's  strength  is  limited  so  is  his  ability 
to  get  over  ground  or,  in  other  words,  to  move 
himself  from  place  to  place  by  walking.  There 
is  consequently  a  necessity  for  his  being  carried 
and  no  practicable  automatic  mechanical  device 
having  been  heretofore  invented  that  would 
pick  a  person  up  and  carry  him  around,  he  has 
to  resort  to  the  old  method  of  riding  by  horse 
power  or  else  go  on  the  cars.  In  cases  then 
where  it  becomes  necessary  or  desirable  to  ride 
La  Salle  people  always  go  to  Philip  Oonlin  for 
.  hvery  rig,  as  he  keeps  the  best  and  charges 
e  least.  His  horses  are  always  safe  and  at  the 
same  time  as  good  travelers  as  can  be  found 
ith  carriages  always  in  good  shape,  neat  styl- 
!6h  and  ready  for  service,  Philip  Conlin  i8  one 


The  La  Salle  House. 

It  was  ordained  from  the  beginning  that  man 
must  eat.     Some  have  maintained  that,  eating  is 
only   a   habit  contracted  in  earlier  days  when 
primitive  man  roamed  the  forests  with  a  caudal 
appendage  and  shook  from  the  boughs  of  trees 
in  showers  the  nuts  they  bore,  and  then  in  sport 
gnawed  the  bitter  shells  and  found  the  sweets 
within.     Such  may  have  been  the  case,  but  the 
habit,  if  such  it  may  be  called,  served  to  encour- 
age in  animal  organizations   the  growth   of  an 
elaborate   digestive   apparatus   that  has   never 
been  eliminated  and  which  insists  now  on  being 
kept  in  operation,  whether  a  fellow  is  a  disciple 
of  Tanner,  a  gouty  epicure,  a  millionaire,  or  a 
tramp.   But  such  is  life,  and  as  we  find  it  pretty 
much  so  we  must  let  it  remain.     S.  E.  Foster  de- 
tected this  feature  of  the  case  a  number  of  years 
ago,    and  it  was  this  which  primarily  induced 
him  to  open  up  the  La  Salle  House  and  cater  to 
the  famishing   public.     He  regularly  feeds  the 
hungry  and  gives  drink  (but  not  that  which  in- 
toxicates) to  the  thirsty,  and  he  shall  have  his 
reward,  though  with  his  moderate  charges  it  is 
hard  to  understand  how  he  manages  to  get  it  on 
this  side  of  the  river.     That  is  his  affair  howev- 
er.    Nevertheless,   for  a  square  meal,   a  "ood 
bed  or  regular  board,  the  La  Salle  House  justly 
olaimi  th«  preference  mty  tint.  And  it  gViit' 


10 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


Solomon  Rosenhaupt's  Real  Estate  and 
Insurance  Agency. 

The  real  estate  and  insurance  business  is  well 
represented  in  La  Salle  by  Solomon  Rosenhaupt. 
He  represents  a  number  of  insurance  compa- 
nies, among  them  the  Royal,  of  Liverpool,  rec- 
ognized as  the  largest  in  the  world  ;  the  Queen's, 
of  London  ;  and  the  National,  of  Hartford.  In- 
surance is  something  that  every  man  wants  who 
owns  property.  The  security  of  perishable 
property  can  really  be  attained  in  no  other  way 
than  by  insurance^  and  even  here  there  is  great 
liability  to  loss  unless  the  companies  to  whom 


llaUlUkJ       W     ivaa     "  -  i 

the  risk  is  given  are  perfectly  sound— "time 
tried  and  fire  tested/'  Rosenhaupt's  companies 
ore  all  of  the  class  on  which  complete  reliance 
can  be  placed,  and  a  policy  issued  by  him  is 
good  for  its  face  in  case  of  loss. 

The  buyin"  and  selling  of  real  estate  is  a 
branch  of  bis  business  which  receives  a  large 
share  of  his  time  and  attention.  He  has  always 
on  hand  a  number  of  choice  lots  or  other  city 
property,  and  frequently  farms  to  sell  or  lease 
and  intending  purchasers  or  parties  desiring  t 
sell  can  always  find  it  to  their  advantage  to  cal 

°I1\s1™Kent  for  steamship  lines,  Mr.  Rosenhaupt 
represents  the  Monarch,  North  German  Lloyd, 
Hamburg,  and  several  other  lines,  running  reg- 
ularly to  and  from  principal  English  and  Conti- 
nental points.  Parties  wishing  to  visit  the  old 
world  or  bring  their  friends  here  can  always  be 
supplied  with  tickets  at  the  most  reasonable 

^Mr  Rosenhaupt  is  also  a  Justice  of  the  Peace 
and  Notary  Public,  qualified  to*  take  acknowl- 
edaments,  affidavits,  etc.,  and  attend  to  other 
notarial  business.  He  holds  the  scales  of  Jus- 
tice and  where  the  blind  goddess  is  offended  by 
those  with  lax  regard  for  law,  he  designates  the 
atonement  due  her,  levies  the  assessment  and 
collects  the  tax.  Conveyancing  of  all  kinds 
promptly  attended  to  and  deeds,  mortgages  and 
other  papers  made  out  in  proper  form.  Last, 
but  perhaps,  not  least,  he  is  qualified  to  tie  the 
connubial  knot  when  lovers  call  and  so  request, 
and  the  opinion  seems  to  prevail  among  many 
that  the  work  is  better  done  by  him  than  others 
though  this  is  probable  a  mistake.  A  divorce 
can  generally  be  obtained  in  court  if  the  reasons 
for  asking  it  are  good  and  sufficient. 

By  way  of  appendix,  it  may  be  added  that 
the  Royal  Ins.  Co.  is  the  only  company  doing 
business  in-this  country  that  pays  its  losses  in 
cash  on  demand  without  asking  time  or  discount, 
and  persons  desiring  insurance  would  do  well  to 
remember  this  fact  and  call  on  Rosenhaupt. 


Thomas  Crotty's  MarUe  Works. 

Thos.  Crotty's  Marble  Shop  m  this  city  is  an 
attractive  place,  by  reason  of  the  many  finely 
finished  monuments    of  various   designs,   sizes 
and   styles.     They   are    works  of   art,  of    the 
highest  taste  and  skill,  and  of  the  finest  grades 
of  marble   and   granite   to    be  obtained  in  this 
country.     Extravagantly  high   priced   work  is 
not  to  be  found  here,  but  fine  quality   of  s£one, 
artistic  excellence  in  finish  and  design  are  con- 
spicuous features  in  every  piece.     Mr.  Crotty 
has  long  been  engaged  in  the  business,  under- 
stands  it  thoroughly  and  personally  warrants 
all  contracts  and  guarantees  satisfaction  in  every 
case.     Besides  the  finished  stone-work  on  hand 
there  is  always  in  stock  a  liberal  supply  of  the 
best  material,  with  skilled  marble  cutters  ready 
to  execute  any  job  required  by  patrons.     There 
are  a  large  number  of  monuments  in  every  cem- 
etery in  this  vicinity  that  have  come  from  this 
shop,  and  each  one  speaks  highly  to  its  credit. 
Mr.  Crotty  gives  his  personal  attention  to  the 
setting  up  of  each  monument  ordered  from  him 
and  never  leaves  one  on  an  unstable  foundation. 


Those  wishing  good  work  at  low  figures  cannot 
find  a  better  shop  to  patronize.  Foreign  and 
domestic  granites,  marbles,  etc.,  always  in  stock. 
Mantles,  and,  in  fact,  all  kinds  of  fine  stone- 
work executed  with  promptness  and  in  a  style 
to  suit  the  most  fastidious. 


George  Orsinger's  Pacific  Bakery. 

The  man  with  an  appetite  agitating  him  asks 
where  to  eat.     If  lie  sojourns  in  Greenland  his 
best  plan  is  to  hunt  for  a  seal ;  but  if  he  is  in 
La  Salle  he  cannot  do  better  than  call  at  the  Pa- 
cific Bakery.     All  the  delicacies  of  the  season- 
be  it  spring,  summer,  autumn  or  winter,— are 
promptly  served  on  the  shortest  possible  notice. 
And  not  only  are  individuals  served  but  parties 
as  well.     As  a  baker  Mr.  Orsinger  has  no  supe- 
rior     He  has  every  facility  for  doing  good  work 
and  good  work  is  the  only  kind  that  he  does. 
People   in   La  Salle  know  this,  and  everybody 
patronizes  him.     Those  giving  select  parties  and 
wishing  refreshments  of  any  or  all  kinds  inva- 
riably obtain  them  here.     Festivals,  excursions, 
pic-nics,  etc.,  supplied  with  everything  m  the 
way  of  refreshments  at  the  most  reasonable  rates. 
The  dining-  and  sales-rooms  have  recently  been 
most  beautifully   fitted  up  ;    and  with  ice  cold 
soda,   excellent  ice   cream,   cool   and  pleasant 
rooms,  everything  contributes  to  make  the  Paci- 
fic Bakery  and  Restaurant  the  most  attractive 
resort  in   the   city.     Mr.  Orsinger  first  opened 
here  25  years  ago,  and  in  saying  that  he  has  dis- 
tanced every  competitor,  is,  at  least    equivalent 
to  the  statement  that  he  has  worn  well. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


II 


Breuning,  Kilduff  &  Co,— Dry  Goods. 

The  extensive  dry  goods  house  of  Breuning, 
Kilduff  &  Co.  was  opened  in  La  Salle  last  Sep- 
tember, though  the  members  of  the  firm  have 
long  been  known  as  thorough  business  men  in 
this  community.  Opening  with  a  complete  stock 
of  dry  goods,  notions  and  fancy  goods,  and  be- 
lieving that  in  coming  before  the  people  and 
soliciting  a  share  of  their  patronage  the  success 
attending  business  would  be  more  securely  at- 
tained by  a  few  rules  well  observed,  they  adopt- 
ed the  following  platform  to  which  they  adhere 
strictly  in  all  cases  : 
.  1st.  Polite  and  courteous  attention  to  all. 

2d.  Keep  a  complete  stock  of  desirable  goods. 

3d.  All  goods  marked  in  plain  figures  and 
strictly  one  price  to  all. 

4th.  No  goods  misrepresented,  and  all  goods 
taken  back  if  not  found  as  represented,  and  the 
money  refunded. 

The  stock  they  offer  is  entirely  new.  There 
is  not  an  old  piece  of  goods  in  the  house,  and 
hence  customers  need  have  no  fears  of  having 
forced  on  them  unsalable  or  shop-worn  articles. 
In  the  dress  goods  department  the  assortment 
is  simply  complete,  comprising  everything  that 
the  trade  demands.  A  special  feature  is  black 
and  colored  silks,  many  choice  pieces  being 
found  on  their  shelves. 

A  full  line  of  dress  trimmings  and  buttons  in 
all  the  latest  styles  form  one  of  the  principal 
attractions  for  purchasers. 

The  stock  of  hosiery  is  unsurpassed  and  com- 
prises a  fine  line,  from  ^he  cheapest  cotton  to  the 
finest  brilliant  lisle. 

Parasols,  fans,  etc.,  are  exhibited  in  large  and 
fine  assortment  at  all  prices  and  in  all  styles. 

The  white  goods  department  includes  every- 
thing that  should  be  found  here.  Special  atten- 
tion is  called  to  an  elegant  line  of  ladies'  and 
children's  niuslin  underwear,  unsurpassed  in 
variety  and  excellence.  Cloaks,  dolmans,  and 
tolmas  are  kept  in  quantity,  and  made  up  from 
the  finest  and  best  goods. 

The  firm  are  determined  in  all  cases  to  be 
leaders  in  the  dry  goods  business  and  not  fol- 
lowers. They  defy  competition,  and  guarantee 
the  very  lowest  prices  on  every  piece  of  goods 
sold.  They  have  one  of  the  neatest  and  most 
finely  fitted  up  stores  in  the  city,  and  the  entire 
force,  proprietors  and  employees,  know  all  the 
ins  and  outs  of  the  dry  goods  business,  and 
deem  it  a  pleasure  to  wait  on  customers.  Dur- 
ing the  short  time  since  their  store  was  opened 
they  have  acquired  A  trade  and  reputation  that 
many  old  houses  might  well  envy,  ami  their  de-- 
termination to  merit  prosperity  has  already  giv- 
en them  a  prestige  guaranteeing  the  future. 


J.  Y.  Thorp's  Sewing  Machine  Depot. 

The  "  Crown  "  comes  into  the  market  the  last 
of  all  but  it  has  sprung  to  the  front  rank  at 
once  because  it  has  taken  the  good  features  of 
all  other  machines  and  put  them  in  one  grand 
combination,  making  the  handsomest,  largest, 
most  silent  and  lightest  running  machine  yet 
offered.  All  the  "points"  that  twenty  years' 
experience  with  all  kinds  of  family  and  light 
manufacturing  work  have  proved  to  be  absolute- 
ly good  are  found  in  the  "Crown."  Other  ma- 
chines may  have  one,  or  two,  or  three,  of  these 
"  points,"  but  none  has  them  all.  Every  device 
really  desirable  is  found  in  the  "  Crown."  Ad- 
vantage has  been  taken  of  the  experiments  and 
experience  with  all  machines  ever,  invented  and 
the  "Crown  "is  a  perfect  embodiment  of  every- 
thing good  in  them.  It  is  the  most  powerful 
and  durable  machine  made.  It  is  kept  in  sew- 
ing order  for  five  years  free  of  cost.  This  is  not 
done  on  any  other  machine. 

Next  comes  the  Wilson  OSCILLATORY  SHUTTLE 
Sewing  Machine.  "Perfection  having  been  ob- 
tained, further  improvements  are  impossible." 
The  old  style  sewing  machines  are  fading  away, 
and  the  Lightning  Sewer  stands  solid  as  the 
Rock  of  Ages.  Its  capacity  for  speed  and  a 
large  range  of  work  is  unlimited.  It  is  made 
from  the  best  material  known ;  its  shafts,  needle 
bar,  presser  bar,  presser  foot,  heuimer,  screws, 
and  all  small  parts,  are  made  of  the  best  steel. 
Its  "  take-up"  is  automatic,  flexible,  adjustable 
and  positive,  and  gives  satisfaction  wherever 
used. 

Next  is  the  New  B  Howe.  It  has  the  loose 
pulley  aud  improved  bobbin-winder  above  the 
table  ;  new  treadle  motion  ;  light  running  in  all 
its  parts  ;  improved  stitch  indicator ;  and  wood 
work  of -the  best  and  latest  styles. 

Last  comes  the  Improved  Singer — a  Singer 
that  does  n't  sing,  but  sews  admirably.  It  is 
light  running,  has  quick  action,  perfect  work- 
-ing.  Its  steel  parts  are  accurately  made  by  im- 
proved machinery  from  the  latest  patterns  and 
models.  It  has  loose  balance  wheel  so  con- 
structed that  the  bobbin  can  be  wound  without 
removing  the  work  from  the  machine ;  has  self- 
threading  eyelet,  check  lever  and  needle  clamp  ; 
nickle  plated  balance  wheels,  oil-polished  cases 
and  Gothic  covers.  Every  machine  warranted. 
Hie  above  machines  have  all  the  latest  im- 
provements ;  are  backed  by  the  best  companies, 
and  sold  at  bottom  figures.  Mr.  Thorp  has  had 
the  widest  experience  in  this  line  of  any  man  in 
the  county  :  and  you  will  always  find  him  with 
a  full  stock  of  machines,  attachments,  needles, 
oil,  etc.  Repairing  done  promptly.  Examine 
and  get  his  prices  before  buying. 


12 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


W.  F.  Corbus'  Drug  Store. 

Drugs  arc  among  the  essentials  of  a  well  reg- 
ulated civilization.  Tne  use  of  them  originated 
with  necessity  and  the  science  of  chemistry  ; 
and  chemistry  was  founded  by  the  alchemists 
who  were  seekers  after  the  philopher's  stone,  that 
imaginary  something  which  had  the  power  of 
turning  everything  into  gold.  The  stone  was 
never  found,  but  the  elements  as  we  know  them 
now,  of  which  matter  is  composed,  were  found, 
and  the  practically  numberless  possible  combi- 
nations of  these  result  in  giving  to  mankind  a 
series  of  substances  which  were  unknown  in  the 
world's  early  history  but  to  us  are  boons  that 
go  far  towards  supplying  the  necessities  of  life 
besides  adding  largely  to  its  pleasures. 

W.  F.  Corbus  is  a  man  who  has  made  the  com- 
pounding of  drugs  and  the  preparations  of  med- 
icines the  study  of  his  life,  and  in  opening  the 
drug  business  in  La  Salle  in  1876  the  design 
was  formed  of  supplying  everything  which  should 
properly  be  found  in  such  an  establishment; 
and  an  inspection  of  his  store  and  goods  will 
show  that  that  design  has  been  carried  out  pret- 
ty nearly  to  the  letter. 

In  addition  to  the  stock  of  regular  drugs, 
which  always  consists  of  the  choicest,  purest 
and  best  the  market  affords,  there  is  a  large  and 
select  assortment  of  all  the  leading  and  standard 
patent  medicines  prepared  for  specific  and  other 
diseases.  Toilet  articles  of  every  kind  are  ex- 
hibited in  abundance,  comprising  the  finest 
soaps,  brushes,  sponges  and  the  like.  Wall  pa- 
per is  one  of  the  specialties  of  the  business.  The 
assortment  in  this  class  of  goods  is  one  of  the 
most  extensive  to  be  found  in  the  county,  and 
embraces  all  the  choicest  patterns  and  designs, 
and  the  finest  colored,  tinted  and  finished  papers 
made.  A  convenient  arrangement  for  the  exhi- 
bition of  samples  enables  intending  purchasers 
to  see  each  and  every  design  without  the  least 
trouble.-  A  large  lot  of  toys,  games,  dolls,  etc., 
affords  attraction  for  the  children,  while  a  show 
case  filled  with  the  finest,  cigars  invariably  catch- 
es the  attention  of  lovers  of  the  fragrant  weed 
and  courts  their  indulgence.  Paints  and  oils  are 
staple  articles  in  all  drug  stores,  and  the  stock 
here  is  very  extensive,  while  the  prices 
arc  absolutely  the  lowest.  ,.  A  largo  assortment 
of  vases  is  another  of  the  (he  attractions  of  the 
store  that  immediately  oak^e*  *ho  eye  and  in- 
ritca  a  selection. 


Dr.  Gilmour's  Dental  Rooms. 

The  highly  competent  and  leading  dentist  of 
this  city,  Dr.  J.  T.  Gilmour,  has  one  of  the  best 
supplied  offices  in  the  state.  He  has  had  large 
experience,  enjoys  a  good  business,  and  calls  the 
attention  of  the  public  to  the  following  : 

The  American  people  pay  the  most  attention 
to  their  teeth,  for  they  have  the  poorest  of  any 
nation.  Whether  from  peculiar  ways  of  living  or 
the  race  deteriorating  is  a  question  for  the  den- 
tal profession.  There  are  various  ways  of  tak- 
ing care  of  the  teeth.  First  they  should  be 
kept  clean,  brushing  after  every  meal,  which 
will  not  only  clean  the  teeth  but  make  a  sweet 
breath  and  remove  any  foreign  matter  from  be- 
tween them.  Meat,  for  instance,  becomes  pu- 
trid ;  chemical  action  takes  place  ;  then  comes 
decay,  and  disease  of  the  mouth  and  gums. 
These  can  to  a  great  extent  be  obviated  by 
cleansing  the  teeth,  and  if  any  are  decayed,  call 
on  your  dentist  and  have  them  filled.  Everyone 
that  cares  for  health  should  call  on  the  dentist 
at  least  once  a  year.  Never  crack  nuts  or  bite 
thread  with  the  teeth.  Refrain  from  taking 
very  warm  food  or  drink,  especially  after  taking 
anything  cold,  as  it  cracks  the  enamel,  causing 
decay.  Have  your  teeth  cleaned  once  every  year. 

A  word  in  regard  to  filling  :  Gold,  silver,  tin, 
gutta-percha  and  various  cement  fillings  are 
used.  Gold  generally  is  the  best  on  account  of 
its  not  discoloring,  but  silver  can  be  used  to  a 
much  better  advantage  in  weak  teeth.  Tin 
without  doubt  is  the  best  filling  in  existence  if 
it  can  be  put  in  where  there  is  no  wear,  as  it 
seems  to  agree  perfectly  with  tooth  structure ; 
but  it  is  unsightly  and  always  turns  black, 
which  leave  gold  at  the  head.  The  other  fillings 
are  used  principally  to  cap  nerves,  for  tempo- 
rary filling,  etc.  When  the  teeth  become  very 
bad  and  the  patient  is  suffering  with  dyspepsia, 
neuralgia,  etc.,  have  them  taken  out  at  once  and 
an  artificial  set  put  in.  Don't  wait  six  months 
or  a  year  after  having  the  teeth  extracted  as  the 
lower  jaw  straightens  out  and  it  is  difficult  to 
learn  to  wear  them.  Rubber,  celluloid,  plati- 
num, gold  and  silver  are  used  for  plates.  The 
best  is  gold  ;  the  next  celluloid.  The  rubber 
plate  poisons  every  mouth  more  or  less.  Cellu- 
loid being  composed  largely  of  camphor  is  health- 
ful to  the  mouth  in  any  and  every  case.  Pivot 
teeth  also  inserted.  Gold  and  porcelain  crowns 
adjusted  on  roots,  etc.  These  operations  are 
quite  expensive,  but  where  there  is  a  good  root 
it  pays.  No  charge  for  examining  teeth.  Call 
and  make  your  appointment  a  few  days  in  ad- 
vance. Reasonable  satisfaction  guaranteed  in 
all  ctiees. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE 


T.  L.  0' Conors  Tile  Factory  and  Brick 
Yard. 

The  use  of  tile  lias  become  an  acknowledged 
necessity  in  many  places,  and  everywhere  as 
something  very  much  to  be  desired  by  all  farm- 
ers. Its  manufacture  is  receiving  a  great  deal 
of  attention  from  scientific  men,  and  capitalists 
are  investing  large  sums  of  money  in  factories 
and  machinery  for  its  production.  In  this  par- 
ticular industrial  branch,  La  Salle  stands  in  tie 
front  rafrik  with  one  of  the  best  equipped  factor- 
ies in  the  state,  which  is  presided  over  and  oper- 
ated by  Mr.  Thos.  L.  O'Conor,  one  of  the  enter- 
prising young  men  of  the  city.  His  tile  machine 
is  of  the  Tiffany  pattern,  cylindrical  in  shape, 
built  of  cast  iron  one  inch  thick,  somewhere 
about  two  feet  in  diameter,  and  standing  proba- 
bly about  four  feet  high. .  In  the  center  is  a  se- 
ries of  horizontal  knives  attached  to  an  upright 
shaft.  The  clay  is  fed  into  the  machine  at  the 
top  by  means  of  an  endless  elevator,  and  the 
knives  moving  around  cut  and  pulverize  it  and 
at  the  same  time  carry  it  downwards  upon  a 
large  screw  which  forces  it  horizontally  and  in 
a  steady  stream  through  a  circular  aperture, 
the  diameter  of  which  is  the  same  as  the  tile 
produced.  This  aperture  is  supplied  with  a  re- 
volving core  which  shapes  the  interior  of  the 
tile  and  leaves  it  perfectly  smooth.  It  is  cut  as 
it  comes  from  the  mill  into  foot  lengths  by  means 
of  fine  steel  wires  attached  to  a  frame,  operated 
by  hand.  The  tile  is  then  set  up  on  end  in  the 
large  drying  room,  where,  after  drying  without 
exposure  to  the  extreme  heat  of  the  sun,  which 
would  produce  cracking,  it  is  taken  to  the  kiln 
and  burned.  The  clay  used  is  of  a  superior 
quality  for  the  manufacture  of  both  brick  and 
tile  and  was  so  pronounced  by  the  late  highly 
competent  geologist,  Dixwell  Lathrop,  years  ago. 

In  addition  to  the  tile  machine,  Mr.  O'Conor 
is  operating  two  brick  machines.  One  is  the 
common  style  made  by  G.  E.  Sibley,  New  York, 
with  a  capacity  of  80,000  brick  per  day.  The 
other  is  a  "Pentfield,"  with  a  capacity  of  1,800 
per  hour.  This  is  built  somewhat  similar  to  the 
tile  machine,  only  the  screw  is  here  replaced  by 
a  plunger  which  forces  the  clay  out  in  a  stream 
4x8  inches  square  under  a  pressure  of  320,000 
pounds  or  160  tons.  It  is  afterwards  cut  up  in- 
to brick  2J  inches  thick  with  wires  the  same  as 
the  tile.  An  ingenious  apparatus  in  the  interior 
of  the  machine  takes  out  all  stones,  gravel,  and 
other  objectionable  material  that  may  be  present 
in  the  clay. 


The  following  facts  relating  to  tile  drainage, 
from  farmers  of  wide  experience,  may  not  be 
amiss  here  :  It  is  a  misfortune  to  farmers  not 
to  know  the  advantages  of  tile  draining.  The 
results  are  in  all  cases  to  increase  the  produc- 
tive power  of  the  land  drained.  All  kinds  of 
grain  and  tame  grasses,  fruit  trees  and  shrub- 
bery yield  always  better,  and  in  many  cases  sev- 
eral hundred  per  cent,  better,  on  well  drained 
soils,  as  experience  has  long  since  verified.  Ofl 
land  that  is  not  drained  the  water  must  soak 
away  by  slow  process  or  be  taken  up  by  evapo- 
ration, which  leaves  the  under  soil  cold,  espe- 
cially in  the  spring.  On  drained  land  it  passes  at 
once  to  the  drains,  and  in  its  course  through  the 
soil  carries  with  it  the  warmth  of  the  sun  and 
the  atmosphere,  by  this  means  making  the  time 
of  planting  the  spring  crop  several  weeks  earlier. 
The  water  also  passing  quickly  down  carries 
food  to  the  roots  of  the  plants.  It  prevents  in- 
jury by  drouth,  letting  the  air  circulate  to  a 
greater  depth  in  the  soil.  On  land  not  drained  the 
decayed  animal  and  vegetable  matter  is  taken  up 
by  the  atmosphere  and  produces  malaria,  while 
on  land  that  is  drained  this  is  carried  down  by 
the  rains  and  nourishes  vegetation.  All  lands 
need  draining  unless  they  have  a  gravelly  or 
sandy  subsoil ;  and  drainage  is  not  less  useful 
in  making  roads  than  in  the  raising  of  farm 
crops.  The  distance  between  tile  drains  must 
be  determined  by  the  nature  of  the  soil,  its 
depth  and  the  amount  of  fall.  Some  porous  soil 
will  permit  water  to  reach  the  drains  for  a  long 
distance,  while  a  tough  compact  clay  is  almost 
impervious  to  water  and  requires  the  drains  to  be 
much  closer  together.  In  a  black,  loose  soil 
drains  at  the  depth  of  four  feet  are  sufficient  at 
a  distance  of  ten  rods  apart;  but  if  the  land  is  a 
hard-pan  or  a  stiff  clay,  to  drain  it  thoroughly 
the  distance  apart  should  not  be  more  than  from 
four  to  six  rods.  Deep  drains  have  a  great  deal 
of  advantage  over  shallow  ones.  Farmers  never 
get  any  benefit  from  their  land  below  the  level 
of  their  drains ;  but  they  do  get  the  benefit  of 
the  soil  above,  even  if  the  drain  lies  eight  feet 
below  the  surface.  An  orchard  or  vineyard 
should  not  be  drained  less  than  that  depth.  Al- 
ways secure  a  good  outlet,  if  it  is  at  all  possible, 
and  make  the  fall  as  great  as  the  contour  of  the 
land  will  admit.  The  greater  the  fall  the  smaller 
the  tile  that  can  be  advantageously  used,  and 
the  deeper  down  they  are  laid  the  further  apart 
can  be  the  drains.  With  a  twelve-inch  fnll  in  a 
hundred  feet  a  five-inch  tile  will  carry  off  as 
much  water  as  a  six-inch  tile  will  if  the  fall  is 
but  four  inches  to  the  hundred  feet.  Always  aim  • 
to  get  the  greatest  amount  of  water  off  in  the 
shortest  possible  time. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


W.  E.  Birkenbeuel's  Jewelry  Store. 

The  jewelry  business  of  the  city  is  entirely 
led  by  W.  E.  Birkenbeuel.  That  only  which  is 
actually  necessary  in  life  is  not  all  that  people 
live  for.  The  beautiful  and  artistic  is  also 
sought  as  it  should  be  and  the  more  intelligent 
the  people  become  the  more  they  seek  to  gratify 
their  inherent  longing  for  that  which  pleases 
the  eye  as  well  as  serves  a  purpose  of  usefulness. 
Mr.  Birkenbeuel  opened  his  store  in  this  city  in 
1875  in  partnership  with  H.  Linnig,  of  Peru, 
who  some  time  ago  withdrew,  leaving  the  whole 
business  in  his  hands.  Appreciating  the  de- 
mands and  wants  of  the  community,  he  has 
stocked  his  store  with  literally  everything  that 
could  be  desired  by  the  most  fastidious,  and  in 
soliciting  trade  he  does  it  with  the  full  confi- 
dence that  none  will  find  it  necessary  to  leave 
his  counters  and  showcases  in  order  to  make 
satisfactory  selections  in  the  way  of  anything  in 
the  jewelry  line.  To  enumerate  his  goods  would 
be  impossible.  He  has  watches  from  all  the 
best  American  and  foreign  manufacturers  in  gold 
and  silver  cases,  and  at  all  prices,  from  the 
cheapest  to  the  finest,  including  chronometers, 
horse  timers,  etc.  Diamonds  in  large  variety 
and  of  the  finest  quality.  The  stock  of  silver- 
ware is  something  unusual,  consisting  of  tea 
sets,  cake  baskets,  butter  dishes,  trays,  water 
pitchers,  cups,  goblets,  castors,  fruit  stands, 
knives,  forks,  spoons,  etc.,  etc.  Rings  and  pins 
are  plentiful  in  plain  and  ornamental,  with  gold, 
pearls,  rubies,  amethysts,  diamonds  and  other 
precious  stones.  Chains,  necklaces  and  brace- 
lets in  hundreds  of  different  styles  from  the 
plainest  to  the  most  ornamental  and  richly  fin- 
ished, glisten  within  the  cases.  In  clocks  the 
wonder  is  that  makers  can  design  so  many  dif- 
ferent styles  and  kinds  in  wood  and  metal. 
There  are  large  and  small  clocks,  round  and 
square  finished  clocks,  alarm  clocks,  those  that 
strike  and  those  that  don't  strike,  calendar 
clocks,  electric  clocks,  clocks  with  springs  and 
clocks  with  weights,  and  in  short,  the  whole 
clock  family  and  all  the  relatives.  Spectacles 
lie  in  heaps,  and  the  near  sighted  and  the  far 
sighted,  the  young  and  the  old,  can  all  find  just 


the  kind  they  need  and  in  styled  to  suit  their 
tastes  and  purses,  from  the  plainest  steel  frames 
to  the  finest  gold.  Gold  pens  from  the  leading 
manufacturers  are  plentiful  and  in  such  variety 
as  to  afford  something  to  suit  the  hand  of  every 
person. 

Pianos,  grand,  square,  and  upright,  from  all 
leading  manufacturers,  can  be  purchased  here  ; 
also  organs  from  the  plainest  finished  to  the 
most  elaborate  and  finest  toned.  Violins  in 
choice  assortment  can  also  be  found  and  always 
of  the  best.  Accordeons,  guitars,  banjos,  drums, 
flutes,  clarinets,  tamborines,  etc.,  are  always  on 
hand  in  abundance  for  musicians  to  select  from. 
Gtms  and  rifles,  breech  and  muzzle  loaders  of 
different  patterns,  including  all  the  best,  on  ex- 
hibition for  the  accommodation  of  sportsmen. 
Powder,  shot  and  shell  are  also  for  sale  and  any 
hunter  can  here  get  a  complete  outfit  any  day. 
Revolvers  and  pistols,  wood  and  ivory  handles, 
plain,  silver  and  nickle  plated,  with  cartridges, 
are  always  in  stock.- 

There  are  always  on  exhibition  smokers'  arti- 
cles, such  as  meerschaum  pipes  and  cigar  hold- 
ers ;  microscopes,  telescopes  and  opera  glasses, 
among  them  many  very  fine  instruments  :  ther- 
mometers of  different  kinds.  Glass  and  porce- 
lain vases,  among  them  some  of  the  finest  and 
most  elaborately  finished  every  offered  for  sale 
in  any  city  of  the  Union  ;  pocketbooks-in  leath-  • 
er,  morocco,  etc.;  drafting  instruments  in  brass  '< 
and  German  silver,  both  Swiss  and  American 
make ;  toilet  articles,  such  as  perfumeries, 
brushes,  combs,  Japanese  fancy  boxes,  jewelry  j 
cases  and  the  like ;  fancy  baskets,  Writing  \ 
desks,  music  cases,  orginettes  and  sheet  music  ;  i 
ink  stands,  pen  holders  and  fancy  stationery  ;  ] 
albums  in  large  variety  to  adorn  the  tables  of 
the  most  wealthy ;  pocket-knives,  razors  and 
penknives  of  almost  every  style  and  kind  man- 
ufactured ;  nut  picks,  single  and  in  sets  ;  nap- 
kin rings  in  many  designs,  both  unique  and 
plain  ;  canes,  light  and  heavy,  long  and  short, 
wood,  gutta  percha,  etc.,  plain  or  fancy  ;  watch 
charms  of  handsome  designs,  sleeve  buttons 
studs,  collar  buttons,  and  the  like,  bone,  ivory 
ebony,  silver,  gold,  etc ;  Swiss  wood  work 
beautiful  and  useful  patterns ;  playing  cards 
dice,  dominoes,  chess,  checkers  and  games 
various  kinds  ;  bird  cages  of  all  shapes  and 
sizes ;  pictures,  chromos,  oil  paintings,  etc. 
fishing  tackle,  poles,  hooks,  lines,  fly-baits 
etc.  Always  has  first-class  workmen  in  his 
employ,  and  in  watch,  clock  and  jewelry  repair- 
ing he  guarantees  satisfaction.  All  silverware 
|  bought  at  his  place  engraved  free  of  extra 
:  charges. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


Ancient  Order  United  Workmen,  Eureka 
Lodge,  No.  130. 

Among  the  societies  of  La  Salle  Eureka  Lodge  \ 
No.  130.  A.  0.  U.  W.,  stands  as  one  of  the  most 
prominent,  having  a  membership  of  nearly  100, 
composed  of  the  very  best  men  in  the  city.  The 
Lodge  room  is  on  the  corner  of  Gooding  and 
First  streets.  Meetings  every  Monday  evening. 
Geo.  Wilson,  M.  AY. ;  J.  Y.  Thovp,  Rec. 

The  A.  0.  U.  W.  is  purely  a  benevolent  and 
business  organization,  cosmopolitan  in  its  char- 
acter,  having  in   its   membership   all  classes ; 
men  of  every  vocation  working  in  every  depart- 
ment of  labor ;  men  who  toil  with  the  head  and 
those  who  know  how  to  use  the  brawny  hand ; 
employer  and  employee,  differing,  perhaps,  in 
political  and  religious  beliefs,  but  all  believing 
in  the   existence   of   a  God,   the   Creator  and 
Preserver   of  the  Universe,  and  extending  to- 
wardg   each   other    that  charity  taught  in  the 
open  Book  which  is  found  on  the  altar  of  every 
Lodge.     The  most  distinctive  aim  of  the  Order 
is  mutual  life  insurance,  the  cheapest,  most  ef- 
fective and  most  rational  plan   known  to  busi- 
ness men.     It  was  sought  among  the  various 
systems  of  life  insurance  and  co-operative  aid 
associations,  and  believes  it  has  found  the  meth- 
od of  proving  life  insurance  within  the  general 
reach  of  the  masses,  as  safe,  if  not  safer,  than 
that   obtained   from  the  general  life  insurance 
companies     of     the     day.        Its     system     or 
method  is  as  follows  :      The  Supreme  Lodge  of 
the  Order  has  original  and  exclusive  jurisdic- 
tion over  all  subjects  pertaining   to  the  welfare 
of  the  Order,  and  appellate  jurisdiction  from 
the  decision  of  Grand  Lodges  and  of  subordinate 
lodges  under  its  immediate  jurisdiction,  and  its 
enactments  and  decisions  upon  all  questions  are 
the  supreme  law  of  the  Order.      It  also  issue 
charters  to  Grand  Lodges  and  to  subordinate 
lodges  in  territory  not  under  the  jurisdiction  o1 
Grand  Lodges.     Grand  Lodges  are  only  estab- 
lished  in   States  or  Territories  having  within 
their  limits  2,000  members,   Master  Workmen 
in  good  standing  ;  and  when  the  membership  01 
any   Grand   Lodge  falls  below  that  number  .it 
ceases  to  exist  and  the  subordinate  lodges  with 
in  its  limits  revert  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Su 
prerae  Lodge.      The  various   local  lodges  in  r 


State  having  a  Grand  Lodge  are  under  its  juris- 
diction, and  those  in  a  State  having  no  Grand 
Lodge  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Supreme 
Lodge.     Upon  the  death  of  a  member  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  a  Grand  Lodge,  the  assessments 
for  insurance  are  levied  on  the  members  under 
that  jurisdiction  ;  upon  the  death  of  a  member 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Supreme  Lodge, 
he  assessments  for  insurance  are  on  the  mem- 
ers  of  its  jurisdiction.      Assessments  in  juris- 
lictions  having  only  2,OQO  members  will  be  $1 
t  the  death  of  each  member,  never  more.     In 
urisdictions  having  more  than  2,000  members, 
he  assessments  vary  according  to  the  number 
if  members  ;  in  some,  two  assessments  for  every 
hree  deaths  ;    in   another  only  two  for  every 
ive  deaths ;  the  overplus  in  each  assessment  is 
applied  on  account  of  the  next  assessment.    All 
assessments   arc   made  by   Supreme  or  Grand 
lodge   officers,  and   are   so   arranged   that  the 
unds  to  meet  one  assessment  are  always  ready 
n  the  hands  of  the  Receivers  of  the  various 
subordinate  lodges^  so  that  when  an  assessment 
s  made  to  pay  the  policy  of  a  deceased  member 
he  money   is   forwarded   by   the    subordinate 
odges  to  the  Recorder  of  the  Supreme  or  Grand 
Lodge,  and  by  the  proper  officials  paid  to  the 
proper  person  or  persons  to  whose  benefit  the 
.nsurance  policy  is  issued.     Upon  the  death  of 
a  Master  Workman,    the  subordinate  lodge  in 
which  his  name  is  enrolled  notifies  the  Recorder 
of  the  Supreme  or  Grand  Lodge,  as  the  case 
may  be,  when  an  assessment  is  made  and  the 
various  subordinate  lodges  notified.     Within  20 
days  after  notification  the  money  must  be  sent 
by  the  Receivers  of  the  subordinate  lodges  to  the 
Recorder  of  the  Supreme  or  Grand  Lodge,  $1 
for  each  member,  and  the  members  of  the  vari- 
ous lodges  are  then  required  to  pay  §1  each, 
which  is  then  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Re- 
ceivers to  replace  the  money  sent  by  them,  so 
as  to  be  ready  for  the  next  assessment;  and  no 
one  to  whom  a  policy  has  been   made  payable 
has  yet  been  heard  to  say  that  the  A.  0.  U.  W. 
has   not  faithfully,  punctually   and  fully   met 
every  obligation  made  to   the  widows   and  or- 
phans of  its'deceased  brothers. 
•    The  regulations  for' membership  are,  that  the 
person  applying  must  be  over  21  and  under  501 
years  of  age,  of  good  moral  character,  able  and 
competent  to  earn  a  livelihood  for  himself  and 
family,  and  a  believer  in  the  Supreme  Being,, 
the    Creator  and   Preserver   of  the   Universe ; 
must  submit  to  a,  medical  examination  as  rigid 
and  complete  as  those  of  the  most  cautious  in- 
surance companies ;  must  undergo  a  rigid  ex- 
amination as   to   character,  and  pass   a  secrefc 
ballot  before  being  admitted. 


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THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


H.  J.  Barker's  Grocery  House. 

Young  men  will  get  married.  Adam  was  the 
first  man  who  objected  to  living  alone,  and  his 
sons  all  the  way  down  to  the  present  day  have 
raised  the  old  man's  objection,  followed  in  his 
footsteps,  and  sought  out  a  woman  for  an  every- 
day companion.  This  is  of  course  all  well 
enough,  and  everything  is  apt  to  run  along 
smoothly  providing  tnere  is^io  difficulty  encoun- 
tered in  getting  the  provisions.  Here  is  where 
the  rub  may  be  expected.  If  the  old  folks  hap- 
pen to  be  millionaires  the  rub  won't  be  very 
hard,  but  otherwise  look  out  for  tough  scratch- 
ing. This  can  only  be  avoided  in  one  way :  by 
purchasing  the  family  supplies  at  H.  J.  Barker's. 
The  question — what  does  he  keep  ? — can  be  best 
answered  by  the  simple  statement :  everything 
that  regularly  belongs  to  a  well  assorted  stock 
of  groceries  and  provisions.  Then,  enlarging  on 
this  a  little,  it  may  be  added  that  his  goods  are 
always  the  best,  on  which  account  they  are  natu- 
rally the  cheapest,  and,  as  a  rule,  made  still 
cheaper  by  \a  careful  and  judicious  system  of 
purchasing  in  large  quantities  for  cash,  and  at 
the  same  time  taking  advantage  of  any  good  bar- 
gains that  may  chance  to  be  offered  by  the  whole- 
sale houses. 

Entering  somewhat  further  into  particulars, 
mention  may  be  made  of  his  fruits,  which  either 
green,  dried  or  canned  are  absolutely  the  best  in 
the  market.  The  impression  prevails  with  some 
that  buying  canned  goods  is  like  "buying  a  pig 
in  a  bag."  However  correct  the  impression 
may  be  as  applied  to  others,  it  don't  fit  Barker 
at  all.  He  warrants  every  can,  and  if  not  found 
as  represented  may  be  returned.  His  prices  on 
this  class  of  goods  are  so  low  that  no  woman  un- 
der the  circumstance  can  afford  to  can  her  own 
fruit.  Leading  fruits,  such  as  California  pears, 
apricots  and  peaches,  are  sold  by  the  case  at 
about  the  same  price  at  which  common  goods  are 
sold  elsewhere.  Teas,  coffees  and  syrups  are 
among  Barker's  specialties,  and  he  has  lots  of 
splendid  bargains  to  offer  in  these  goods.  He  is 
also  the  leading  commission  merchant  in  the  city. 

Barker's  teas  are  leading  all  others  in  quality 
and  price.  Those  that  have  not  bought  tea  of 
him  don't  know  what  bargains  they  are  losing 
every  time  they  buy  elsewhere. 


Anderson's  Furniture  Store. 

An  attractive  home  is  one  of  the  most  desira- 
ble acquisitions  of  life.  While  the  Bedouin  Arab 
may  be  perfectly  satisfied  with  his  tent,  in  which 
he  keeps  his  wife,  children  and  horses  housed 
together,  the  race  which  has  passed  the  nomadic 
stage  of  its  existence  and  finds  the  possession 
of  a  local  habitation  one  of  the  leading  objects  of 
an  inherent  ambition  naturally  wants  its  interior, 
if  not  its  exterior,  fitted  up  in  such  a  way  as  to 
gratify  a  sense  of  the  beautiful,  as  well  as  to 
serve  the  purposes  of  the  useful.  And  therefore 
the  representative  of  that  advanced  race,  which 
is  the  intelligent  man  or  woman  of  the  present 
day,  always  goes  to  K.  Anderson  for  furniture. 
The  stock  he  keeps  comprehends  everything  that 
naturally  should  be  found  in  a  well  regulated 
household  in  the  shape  of  furniture.  Chairs  are 
comfortable  things  to  sit  on,  and  Anderson  has 
them  in  all  possible  varieties  ;  the  plain  wooden 
chair,  made  strong  and  substantial ;  the  wooden 
arm  chair  and  wood  rocking  chairs  for  children 
and  adults.  Then  he  has  a  better  grade,  con- 
sisting of  caned  chairs,  including  rockers,  arm 
chairs,  etc.,  finished  up  in  the  neatest  and  most 
tasteful  style.  In  the  finest  grade  of  chairs  he 
takes  the  lead,  in  these  parts  at  least.  His  easy 
rockers  and  others  are  simply  superb,  finished 
in  rep,  raw  silk,  velvet,  hair,  cloth,  etc.,  with 
spring  bottoms,  adjustable  backs,  and  every 
other  feature  which  can  in  any  way  add  to 
their  real  usefulness  and  beauty.  In  tables  the 
variety  is  large,  ranging  from  the  plainest  stand 
to  the  finest  walnut  marble-top  center  table. 
Bedsteads  are  abundant  and  embrace  the  cheap- 
er articles  in  stained  wood,  the  better  finished 
ones,  though  plain,  in  walnut,  ash,  etc.,  and 
those  handsome  and  stylishly  finished,  which  go 
with  the  finest  bed-room  sets.  The  stock  of  bu- 
reaus could  not  well  be  more  attractive ;  and 
from  the  convenient  and  nobby  little  bureau  to 
the  best  finished  marble-top,  all  are  excellent. 
Hair,  wool,  husk  and  spring  mattresses  of  all 
the  leading  kinds  are  constantly  in  stock,  as  al- 
so picture  frames  of  all  kinds. 

Undertaking  is  a  leading  feature  in  Mr.  An- 
derson's business,  and  receives  the  most  prompt 
attention.  He  keeps  everything  in  this  line,  so 
that  patrons  can  always  find  just  what  will  suit 
them.  A  handsome  hearse,  the  finest  absolutely 
in  the  Twin  Cities,  is  free  to  patrons.  He  is  the 
only  undertaker  in  this  vicinity  who  embalms 
and  preserves  bodies  without  the  use  of  ice,  hav- 
ing made  a  special  study  of  this  branch  of  the 
business  and  practiced  it  for  years. 

All  kinds  of  furniture  repairing  and  uphol- 
stering done  in  the  best  manner,  and  all  goods 
sold  at  the  very  lowest  rates. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


W.  A.  Locke's  Fine  Art  Studio,  99  First 
Street. 

Photography,  as  a  branch  of  the  fine  arts,  re- 
ceives its  due  share  of  attention  in  this  city. 
The  gallery  long  and  favorably  kwown  under  the 
management  of  George  Syphers,  has  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  been  operated  by  W.  A.  Locke,  who 
is  a  man  of  fine  talent  and  thoroughly  posted  in 
all  branches  of  the  art.  Mr.  Locke  has  added 
very  largely  to  its  facilities  and  popularity  and 
brought  it  to  the  highest  standard  of  excellence. 


S.  D.  Brown  &  Co.'s  Dry  Goods  House. 

The  dry  goods  house  of  II.  I).  Brown  is  one  of 
the  oldest  establishments  in  the  county,  twenty- 
five  yeni's  ago  having  been  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Adams  &  Hatch.  The  present  firm,  in 
which  Mr.  Frank  Longworth  figures  as  the 
"Co.,"  acceptably  to  the  public,  occupies  the 
old  field  to-day,  prepared  to^how  the  people  of 
this  vicinity  a  most  extensive  and  complete 
Stock  of  dry  goods,  carpets,  hosiery,  curtains, 


Rotio«s,  furnishing  goods,  etc.,  and  a  cordial  in- 
Ihe  success  of  any  business  depends  on  the  sat-  ... 

isfaction  afforded  its  patrons,  and  judging  frsnv^1^1011  is  «««*«*  to  "»  t°  examine  the  same, 
the  reputation  of  the  gallery  its  patrons  can  »'^»e  character  of  the  stock  is  constantly  being 
safely  depend  on  obtaining  the  very  best  work  improved  by  placing  on  the  counters  at  all  times 
in  every  case  and  securing  the  full  value  of  their  |fa  all  detriments  the  best  goods  the  market,  af- 
niouey.  The  photographic  art  is  ranked  among j^.j^  T]li8  give£  persons  in  .search  of  fine 


the  finest,  and  one  requiring  a  great  deal  of 
experience  and  skill  in  order  to  attain  any  ap- 
proximation towards  perfection.  The  apparatus 
ibr  successful  work  is  ivery  expensive  and  the 
most  delicate  and  sensitive  work  is  required 
in  every  detail.  Mr.  Locke's  gallery  and  oper- 
ating returns  occupy  two  floors  of  one  of  the 
large  brick  store  buildings  on  First  street.  One 
floor  is  used  «nly  for  printing  and  finishing, 
while  on  the  other  arc  the  operating  rooms,  the 
reception  rooms,  parlors,  etc.  The  display  of 
pictures  and  specimens  of  fine  art  is  truly  beau- 
tiful and  consists  of  photographs  in  all  the  latest 
styles  ;  also  portraits  finished  in  oil,  India  ink, 
crayon,  etc.  The  walls  of  the  art  parlor  are 
adorned  with  fine  steel  engravings,  artotypes, 
albertypes,  oleographs  and  many  other  fine  speo- 
niens  of  the  fine  art;  also  a  magnificent  dis- 


goods  an  opportunity 'to  purchase  without  going 
sut  of  town  to  find  them.  It  would  be  impossi- 
ble here  to  give  an  adequate  idea  of  the  extent 
•and  variety  of  the  goods  comprised  in  this 
stock,  but  all  should  see  it  for  themselves. 

The  advantage  in  having  a  n!:i:nm<i;!i 
stosk  to  select  from  is  obvious,  and  prices 
are  the  lowest  in  every  instance.  H.  D.  Bivwn 
&  Co.  keep  regularly  on  hand  a  superb  stc 
silks,  black  and  plain,  colors  and  faucj^,  from 
the  cheapest  to  the  very  best  ;  also  the  latest 
novelties  in  black  and  colored  dress  goods  in 
the  finest  fabrics,  together  with  aa  elegant  line 
of  ladies',  children's  and  men's  hosiery  and 
glores,  parasols,  ribbons,  laces,  fanes 
every  description,  and  suits  -for  children  in 
many  elegant  styles.  They  have  a  fine  stock  ri' 
ladies'  cloth  and  silk  wraps,  such  as  jackets, 


play  of  fine  silk,  plush,  velvet  and  gold  pictui*  ]  ulgters>  dolman*,  etc.  Better  bargains  than  are 
frames.  In  addition  to  the  taking  of  fine  pic-  I  ()(VC1.C(1  hl  lhi,  hou8e  are  hard  to  find,  ^  the 
turos,  Mr.  Locke  carries  the  most  extensive  line  aisn  hns  l)oeil  aml  aiw.iys  wm  be  to  satisfy  in 
of  elegant  picture  frames  to  be  found,  from  the  ,  CYel  Beuf<0  of  thc  W01.a  cvery  cusloiner  ju  O'verv 
plainest  grades  to  the  most  delicate  gold  frames,  purchase  !>e  it.  hu-x-  or  small  "Brown's"  is  a 


all  of  which  are  of  the  newest   and  latest  pat- 
terns. 

Photography  is  one  of  the  arts  chemistry  ha* 
made  possible  and  practicable.  If  is  the  com- 
pelling of  the  sunlight  to  perform  the  work  of 
the  painter  and  it  does  it  in  a  manner  vastly 
superior  to  anything  that  the  hand  of  man  has 
attained  to.  It  has  also  brought  within  reach 
of  the  poor*as  well  as  the  rich  tire  power  to  in- 
dulge in  the  love  for  the  beautiful,  which  is  one 
of  the  inherent  characteristics  of  human  nature. 
Its  use  is  not  strictly  confined  to  the  formation 
of  pictures  ;  ii  is  used  for  other  purposes,  prin- 
cipal among  which  it  that  of  making  stereotype 
and  electrotype  plates  for  printing. 


household  word  in  scores  of  families,  and  many 
never  think  of  going  elsewhere  to  purchase  dry 
goods.  They  have  always  traded  there,  always 
knew  that  they  got  full  value  for  their  money, 
and  will  continue  to  patronize  the  house  as  long 
as  they  buy  and  the  firm  sell  goods.  With  bus- 
iness tact,  judgment  and  foresight  to  grasp  new 
ideas  in  the  line  of  their  trade,  thc  ability  to 
anticipate  and  prepare  for  supplying  at  all  sea- 


sons  the  numerous   wants  of    t 
Messrs.    Brown   and    Longwort 


ommunity, 
ve    a    Ions 


lease  of  business  prosperity  before  them  and  at 
the  beginning  of  the  next  century  will  doubtless 
be  found  still  in  the  field  selling  good  geods  at 
the  lowest  possible  prices. 


i8 


J.  J.  King,  Merchant  Tailor. 

To  trace  tailoring  back  to  its  origin  would  be 
almost  equal  to  tracing  up  the  origin  of  man. 
If,  as  Darwin  claims,  men  originated  from 
the  monkey,  then  tailoring  began  early  in 
the  transition  stage  when  the  hirsute  cov- 
ering began  to  grow  too  thin  to  afford  protec- 
tion from  the  inclemency  of  the  weather.  If 
the  story  of  Adam's  creation  be  the  true  version 
of  man's  first  appearance  on  the  earth,  then 
tailoring  first  began  in  his  family.  Man's  tastes 
coupled  with  his  requirements  in  the  matter  of 
dress  have  called  for  many  modifications  in  th'e 
forms*  of  garments  and  all  these  had  to  be 
studied  and  worked  out  by  the  industrious  and 
indefatigable  tailor.  The  human  form  may  be 
divine,  and  all  that,  but  the  tailor's  skill  brings 
out  that  divinity. 

Among  the  tailors  of  La  Salle  deserving  of  a 
generous  notice  may  be  mentioned  Mr.  J.  J. 
King,  who  has  for  a  period  of  25  years  been  en- 
gaged in  clothing  the  leading  citizens  of  this 
city  and  Peru.  Long  experience  in  the  busi- 
ness has  enabled  him  to  become  acquainted  with 
the  wants  of  the  community  and  the  fact  of  his 
long  stay  here  is  conclusive  evidence  that  he 
suits  his  customers  and  gives  satisfaction  in  all 
cases.  It  would  not  be  doing  him  justice  to  say 
less  than  that  he  is  the  best  judge  of  cloth  to  be 
scared  up  in  this  county.  If  possibly  he  has  an 
equal  in  this  respect  he  certainly  has  no  superi- 
ors. Customers  can  always  depend  on  what  he 
tells  them  in  relation  to  the  quality  of  goods. 
The  quality  of  cloth  varies  so  greatly  that  ordi- 
nary people  or  those  who  have  never  had  oppor- 
tunity to  learn  in  what  a  good  article  consists, 
find  it  necessary  to  learn  in  each  particular  in- 
stance from  one  who  knows.  Mr,  King  is  the 
man  in  this  city  who  knows,  and  his  skill  and 
ability  are  appreciated. 

With  a  good  stock  of  cloth  regularly  on  hand 
he  is  prepared  to  furnish  suits  or  single  gar- 
ments at  low  prices.  If  he  should  chance  to 
have  no  patterns  that  please  a  customer  he 
shows  him  a  high  pile  of  samples  among  which 
he  cannot  fail  to  find  something  that  exactly 
suits  him,  and  which  is  always  obtained  within 
a  day  or  two  afterwards  from  some  leading 
Chicago  house.  With  every  facility  for  doing  ! 
good  work  and  with  the  ability  and  sound  judg-  j 
ment  which  long  years  of  practical  experience 
alone  can  produce,  he  asks  for  the  continuance 
of  that  trade  which  has  been  so  generously  ten- 
dered him  in  the  past,  and  guaranteeing  satisfac- 
tion in  the  highest  degree  both  as  to  quality  of 
goods  and  workmanship,  his  business  is  steadily 
maintained  and  customers  remain  long  with  him. 


Mrs.  J.  J.  King's  Dyeing  and  Scouring 
Establishment. 

A  person's  first  impression  in  regard  to  color- 
ing fabrics  is  that  it  is  a  very  simple  operation 
requiring  no  more  skill  than  is  necesaary  in 
the  production  of  the  required  shade  in  the 
liquid  and  the  dipping  into  it  of  the  article  to 
be  colored.  Such  however  is  not  the  case  for 
there  are  few  arts  in  which  experience,  aptness 
and  actual  skill  are  -more  called  for  in  order  to 
attain  even  tolerably  good  results  than  in  dye- 
ing. If  each  piece  of  cloth  were  made  entirely 
of  the  same  material — cotton,  wool,  or  whatever 
it  might  be — and  each  thread  were  twisted  the 
same  there  would  be  little  difficulty  then  in  ob- 
taining any  desired  color.  The  same  piece  of 
cloth  may  contain  cotton,  wool  and  silk  and  the 
warp  be  tightly  twisted  like  a  spool  of  cotton 
'thread  while  the  woof  is  perfectly  loose,  and 
while  the  one  part  would  entirely  take  up  the 
coloring  matter  the  other  would  absorb  it  very 
slowly  and  thus  when  removed  from  the  dye 
the^  article  instead  of  being  of  a  uniform 
color  would  be  greatly  variegated.  The  skill  is 
in  knowing  just  how  to  operate  with  both  cloth 
and  color  so  as  to  make  all  parts  of  the  fabric 
receive  its  proper  share  of  the  coloring  matter. 
Very  often  uniformity  in  the  final  result  is  a 
matter  of  absolute  impossibility  and  an  approxi- 
mation to  the  desired  result  is  all  that  can  be 
hoped  for.  Mrs.  King  has  had  many  years  of 
experience  in  the  business  and  what  sjie  does 
not  know  about  the  practical  work  of  dyeing  is 
very  little.  She  seldom  failg  to  produce  good 
results  for  she  knows  the  boundaries  beyond 
which  the  impossible  lies.  With  the  best  of  dyes, 
those  imported  from  France  being  the  only  kind 
she  uses,  she  succeeds  where  with  ordinary 
dyers,  success  is  impossible.  The  establishment 
of  this  business  was  something  long  needed  in 
La  Salle.  There  are  few  persons,  be  they  rich 
or  poor,  that  do  not  often  find  it  desirable  to 
have  goods  dyed  that  are  not  half  worn  out  but 
which  it  would  be  the  most  unpardonable  ex- 
travagance to  throw  away  simply  because  they 
are  faded  and  not  suitable  to  wear  on  that  ac- 
count. Almost  everything  of  this  nature  can 
be  made  nearly  as  good  as  new  by  dyeing  and 
should  such  be  necessary, cleaning  and  repairing, 
which  Mrs.  King  promptly  attends  to.  She 
colors  all  kinds  of  fabrics,  be  they  cotton,  wool 
or  silk.  Felt  hats  cleaned  and  dyed  and  silk 
hats  cleaned  and  blocked.  It  may  be  added  to 
the  above  that  the  Mrs.  King's  dye  works  are  in 
La  Salle  to  stay  ;  they  are  one  of  the  permanent 
fixtures  of  the  place. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


M.  J.  Bungart— Stoves,  Tin  and  Hard- 
ware. 

The  day  is  not  long  passed  since  the  old  fire- 
place, occupying  nearly  the  entire  end  of  the 
family  residence,  with  chimney  filling  up  a  large 
portion  of  the  adjacent  out-doors,  was  abandon- 
ed with  its  numerous  adjuncts  in  the  way  of 
andirons,  cranes,  hooks,  pots,  tin  ovens  and  a 
dozen  or  so  et  ceteras.  It  had  its  day  and 
though  some  may  lament  its  departure  and  sigh 
for  the  return  of  the  good  old  times,  the  present 
generation  has  something  better  and  is  therefore 
disposed  to  look  upon  the  picture  so  vividly 
drawn  by  those  who  entered  the  world  when 
the  last  century  was  still  unfinished  as  that  of 
a  relic  of  barbarism  or  at  least  of  semi-civiliza- 
tion. 

Stoves  as  they  are  now  made  by  the  leading 
manufacturers  in  all  their  varied  forms  evince 
the  most  wonderful  progress  since  a  few  decades 
ago  in  the  devices  for  cooking  and  heating.  An 
illustration  of  this  can  best  be  seen  by  a  visit  to 
M.  J.  Bungart's  commodious  store  well  filled 
with  a  full  stock  of  the  best  and  most  improved 
styles  the  market  affords.  As  a  leader  among 
leaders  in  the  line  of  cooking  stoves  may  be 
mentioned  the  "  Crown  Prince."  The  highest 
compliment  that  can  be  paid  it  is  to  note  the 
fact  that  more  of  the  Crown  Prince  stoves  are 
sold  in  this  community  than  of  any  two  other 
styles  offered  to  the  trade.  It  possesses  every 
commendable  feature  found  in  cook  stoves,  and 
further  than  this  nothing  need  be  said  in  regard 
to  it.  The  Vapor  Oil  Stove  is  one  of  Bungart's 
specialties,  and  its  desirability  for  summer  use 
cannot  be  questioned.  It  is  safe,  convenient, 
clean  and  cheap,  and  does  not  heat  up  a  room 
to  an  intolerable  temperature  every  time  it  is 
necessary  in  mid  summer  to  boil  the  tea-kettle 
or  heat  a  flat  iron.  The  prices  range  from  $4 
up,  and  no  housekeeper  once  using  it  would 
think  it  possible  afterwards  to  do  without  it. 

The  supply  of  heating  stoves  in  this  store  is 
always  large,  comprising  the  best  irtade  either 
for  hard  or  soft  coal.  Ruby  and  other  furnaces 
are  also  furnished  when  parties  desire  to  heat 
with  hot  air.  A  general  assortment  of  shelf 
hardware,  cutlery,  nails,  etc.,  is  always  in  stock, 
and  also  a  large  lot  of  garden  and  form  imple- 
ments, such  as  shovels,  hoes,  forks,  rakes, 
scythes,  and  the  like.  In  tinware  Mr.  Bungart 
does  a  large  business,  having  abundant  facilities 
for  doing  everything  in  the  tin  manufacturing 
line  except  the  making  of  pressed  Ware  :unl  of 
this  he  always  keeps  a  large  quantity  on  hand. 
H'e  does  all  kinds  of  general  jobbing,  roofing, 
'guttering,  etc.,  and  gives  his  patrons  sattefaction 
time.  . 


Williamson  &  Holmes— Cash  Grocers. 

The  inhabitants  of  this  world  are  nearly  all 
after  cash.  This  is  the  end  and  aim  of  all  en- 
deavors— the  main  object  of  life.  How  to  obtain 
this  boon  is  something  that  has  exercised  the 
human  mind  ever  since  a  medium  of  exchange 
was  first  devised  away  back  in  the  early  ages, 
when  man  learned  that  he  could  not  with  his 
own  hands  make  each  and  every  article  that  his 
necessities  and  comforts  required,  and  he  dis- 
covered that  it  was  convenient  to  trade  with  his 
neighboi-s.  A  few  only,  up  to  the  present  day, 
have  discovered  the  great  secret  that  the  best 
way  to  get  and  accumulate  cash  is  to  trade  on  a 
cash  basis.  Williamson  &  Holmes  made  the  dis- 
covery a  few  years  since  and  reorganized  their 
grocery  house,  which  they  had  been  conducting 
in  the  customary  way  for  along  time  with  rather 
indifferent  success,  on  a  strictly  cash  basis.  They 
launched  out  anew  with  the  intention  of  making 
money  themselves  and  at  the  same  time  giving 
their  customers  lower  rates  than  ever  on  all 
kinds  of  goods  in  the  grocery  line,  thus  giving 
them  a  chance  to  save  a  little  of  their  own  hard  « 
earned  money.  And  the  plan  of  the  firm  has 
worked  successfully,  and  they  and  their  cus- 
tomers are  satisfied  that  true  economy  consists  in 
paying  as  you  go,  contracting  no  debts,  but 
owning  what  you  possess. 

The  stock  carried  by  this  firm  is  very  compre- 
hensive and  embraces  everything  in  the  grocery 
line.  Among  the  leading  articles  here  may  be 
mentioned  teas  and  canned  fruits.  Of  the  former 
they  always  carry  the  best  and  largest  assort- 
ment in  the  county,  while  the  latter  includes  all 
the  best  and  most  reliable  brands  of  fruits,  vege- 
tables and  meats.  In  crockery,  lamps  and  glass- 
ware the  stock  is  immense,  embracing  all  kinds 
of  plain  and  fancy  ware,  common,  china,  ma- 
jolica, etc.,  with  lamps  of  about  every  kind 
made,  from  the  cheapest  to  the  very  finest,  and 
glassware  of.  every  conceivable  kind,  style  and 
pattern,  not  considered  out  of  date. 

Green  fruits,  such  as  berries  of  all  kinds, 
peaches,  pears,  plums,  grapes,  apples,  etc.,  al- 
ways on  hand  in  their  season  in  abundance  and 
at  the  very  lowest  market  rates. 

Country  produce — butter,  eggs,  vegetables  and 
poultry,  can  alway  be  disposed  of  here  on  the 
most  advantageous  terms. 

Such  things  as  nuts,  confectioneries,  jellies  and 
similar  goods  are  always  fresh  and  of  t  he  very  best. 
Tobacco,  cigars,  pipes  liiul  other  smokers'  articles 
always  ready  for  use.  Hporting  goods — powder, 
shot,  shells,  fishing  tackle  and  about  everything 
el*o  desired  by  the  sp'tfH'aman  always  forsale. 


2O 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


Gco.  Raymond  —  Lumber,  Cffal  and  Paint. 

l,::i:iln-r  is  <;ne  ',f  the  necessities  of  our  exi<t- 


It  was  not  always  made  as  now  by  means 
of  expensive  and  elaborate  sawing  machinery, 
but  it  was  made  and  used  nevertheless  when  the 
ax  was  the  only  tool  in  the  hands  of  the  artisan. 
It  is  used  not  only  in  all  building  construction, 
but,  in  the  manufacture  of  so  •any  different  ar- 
ticles in  every  day  use  that  it  may  properly  be 
said  to  be  universal  in  all  its  applications  to  the 
\v.  -ints  of  man. 

For  a  period  of  three  years  past  Geo.  Ray- 
mond has  been  engaged  in  supplying  the  wants 
of  the  people  of  this  city  and  vicinity  with  this 
very  necessary  commodity,  and  so  well  has  lie 
satisfied  the  public  in  his  system  of  dealing  that 
he  has  now  a  large  number  of  firm  friends  on 
whose  patronage  he  can  always  depead. 

ITis  stock  comprises  everytking  that  should 
be  found  in  a  well  arranged  lumber  yard,  in- 
cluding common  lumber,  fencing,  flooring, 
plank,  studding,  siding,  lath,  shingles  and  the 
like.  Dressed  lumber  is  on  band  at  ail  times  in 
large  quantities  as  also  an  extensive  assortment 
of  seasoned  lumber,  including  mouldings  of  doz- 
ens of  different  designs,  with  matched  lumber 
for  wainscotings,  ceilings,  and  the  like.  He  has 
a  fine  stock  regularly  on  hand  of  sash,  doors, 
blinds  and  other  factory  made  articles  for 
builders,  everything  being  of  the  very  best  ma- 
terial and  workmanship,  well  seasoned  and 
guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction  in  all  cases. 

When  any  commodity  is  purchased  at  a  higk 

price  it  must  of  necessity  be  sold  at  a  high  price 

to  Afford  the  dealer  a  margin  for  profit,  but  Mr. 

Raymond  don't  buy  lumber  in  that  way.     He  is 

in  ii  position  to  secure  fully  as  low  rntes  as  the 

Favored  dealer  in  the  State  and  is,  conse- 

quently, abb.-    to   sell  at    figures    which  are  in 

j  sense  tin  very  lowest,   and  purchasers  of 

lumber    will    save  money  by  keeping  this  fact 

constantly  in  mind. 

In    addition    to    lumber  Mr.  Raymond  keeps 

regularly  in  his  warehouse  a  full  suppl}'  of  the 

lime  the  market  affords,  both  for  masonry 

and    j'las!  hydraulic  cement,    stucco, 

ring  hair  and  other  materials  required  in 

buildj 

Anthracite  coal  is  another  article  in  which 
Mr.  Raymond  d,^ls,  and  has  always  enough  on 
hand  rruind  that  may  be  made 

upon  him.  The  superiority  of  hftrd  coal  over 
our  ordinary  soft  coal  for  domestic  'heaikig  pur- 
poses is  r&ognized  by  all  who  have  had  oppor- 
tunity to  coiupare  the  two.  Hart!  coal  wil1 
burn  aH.enst  three  t"  ng  as  ««d'ft  coal 


and  hence  the  same  quantity  will  last  three 
times  as  long,  produce  less  than  one-half  the 
quantity  of  ashes,  make  no  smoke  or  gas,  no 
dust  to  render  rooms  unpleasant  or  unhealthy, 
while  the  heat  produced  with  hard  coal  is  at  all 
times  by  far  the  most  intense.  The  celebrated 
Cumberland  Blossburg  coal,  the  best  known  tor 
blacksmithing  is  also  regularly  kept  on  hand. 

Mr.  Raymond  also  keeps  regularly  on  hand  a 
full  supply  of  Rubber  Paint,  the  best  in  use, 
manufactured  in  100  shades,  colors  and  tints, 
from  pure  white  to  .jet  black,  by  the  Rubber 
Paint  Company,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  For  many 
years  chemists  and  others  have  experimented 
in  mixing  India  rubber  with  oil,  lead,  etc.,  in 
order  to  produce  a  perfectly  icatfr-/>ror>f  paint, 
and  at  last,  successful  in  the  effort,  have  formed 
a  chemical  combination  of  rubber  with  oil  paints 
which,  when  applied,  becomes  hard  and  elastic 
enough  not  to  crack  or  peal  from  the  action  of 
the  atmosphere,  with  a  gloss  equal  to  work  fin- 
ished with  varnish.  The  company  own  all  the 
patents  covering  perfect  combinations  like  the 
above,  known  and  sold  as  "Rubber  Paint.'' 

After  several  years'  trial  and  the  severest 
tests,  they  confidently  assert  that  32  worth  of 
paint  will  cover  more  surface,  and  do  it  better, 
than  §3  worth  of  white  lead  and  oil,  and  will 
last  three  times  as  long.  Two  coats  of  the  Rub- 
ber Paint  are  better  than  three  coats  of  ordinary 
paint.  The  particular  point  of  superiority  es- 
tablished for  this  paint  may  be  summed  up  as 
follows  :  It  is  the  most  economical  paint,  cost- 
Jug  one-quarter  to  one-third  less  than  any  other, 
while  one-third  more  can  be  accomplished  with 
a  given  quantity.  Its  durability  surpasses  that 
of  any  other  paint,for  the  reason  that  in  whatev- 
weather  or  condition  of  climate  used,-it  is  not 
effected  ;  while  its  greater  body  forms  a  coat 
remarkably  firm  and  strong,  and  at  the  .-ami- 
time  so  adhesive  and  elastic  that  it  will  imt 
crack  or  peel  off.  H  retains  color  better  than 
any  other  paint,  and  brings  out  colors  with  more 
brilliancy  and  effect.  It  is  available  for  all 
kinds  of  piinting,  and  especially  for  fine  inside 
work,  and  may  be  used  with  equal  advantage  on 
iron,  wood,  brick  or  plaster.  No  paint  manu- 
factured will  resist  water  equal  to  it,  making  it 
unequaled  tor  painting  vessels,  boats  or  roofs. 
In  all  requisites  of  a  first  class  paint,  the  Rubber 
Paint  is  unequalled,  and,  it  is  believed,  must 
supersede  all  other  paints  now  in  use.  The 
Rubber  Paint  is  prepared  in  pure  white,  and  in 
all  cottage  and  other  colors,  comprising  any 
number  of  different  shades. and  put  up  ready  for 
use,  being  a  great  advantage,  as  it  can  be  spread 
by  any  one.  One  gallon  of  this  paint  will  cover 
to  thirty  yards,  two 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


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Jacob  Knapp's  Harness  Store. 

La  Salle  has  at  least  one  really  fine  harness 
store — that  of  Jacob  Knapp.  He  has  been  in 
the  harness  business  here  for  many  years,  is  a 
practical  workman  himself,  understands  every 
detail  of  the  trade  and  the  business  and  is  a 
popular  man  in  the  community.  His  stock  com- 
prises a  large  assortment  of  the  different  kinds 
of  harness  in  genei'al  use,  grading  from  the 
finest,  best  made,  and  most  stylishly  finished 
buggy  harness  to  the  lower  priced  though  sub- 
stantial and  durable  article.  Following  these 
comes  all  kinds  of  harness  for  draft  horses  from 
that,  suitable  for  the  heaviest  truck  harness  to 
the  light  team,  of  the  express  driver,  all  made  in 
the  best  manner  and  of  the  best  material.  A 
stock  of  saddles  which  includes  about  every 
kind  in  use,  from  the  most  common  to  the  finest 
is  always  on  hand.  There  is  a  large  lot  of  col- 
lars regularly  in  stock  for  customers  to  select 
from  just  what  they  want.  Whips  by  the  hun- 
dred afford  an  ample  assortment  for  every  one 
to  find  something  to  suit  him.  Fly  nets,  horse 
covers,  blankets,  and  in  fact  all  kinds  of  articles 
used  by  horsemen  can  always  be  found  in  this 
store,  atid  to  the  general  stock  is  added  a  lot  of 
trunks,  valises,  traveling  bags  and  the  like.  All 
kinds  of  repairing  neatly  and  promptly  done. 


The  City  Police  Force. 

La  Salle  has  generally  had  an  efficient  police 
force.  The  order,  as  a  rule,  maintained  in  the 
city,  has  been  as  good,  if  not  a  little  superior 
to  that  maintained  in  other  places  where  the 
population  is  the  same  in  number  and  character. 
And  it  can  be  properly  and  truthfully  remarked 
here  that  the  thanks  of  the  citizens  for  the  peace 
and  quiet  of  the  place  are  largely  due  to  the 
efforts  of  the  efficient  Chief  of  Police,  Mr.  Jas. 
Murtha.  He  is  one  of  those  who  are  natural 
born  detectives,  if  there  are  such,  and  has  long  ago 
made  for  himself  a  most  creditable  record.  He 
has  been  engaged  in  a  number  of  very  important 
-,  and  his  success  in  ferreting  out  criminals 
and  securing  evidence  against  them  has  been  by 
no  means  meager.  He  lias  served  as  an  officer  in  La 
Salle  for  many  years,  and  though  he  did  not  at 
first  he  has  of  late  years  given  his  whole  time 
and  attention  to  police  and  detective  work.  He 
is  now  supported  by  an  efficient  and  competent 
body  of  men,  who  act  in  the  capacity  of  police- 
men: Messrs.  Lnrney,  Doyle,  Micbach  and  Mc- 
Guire,  and  the  city  is  probably  as  free  from 
hoodlums  and  thugs  as  any  set  of  men  could 
make  it. 


Cummings  &  Nink,  Cigar  Manufacturers. 

Since  the  day  when  Sir  Walter  Raleigh  got  a 
pail  of  water  clashed  over  him  by  a  servant,  who, 
seeing  the  smoke  emanating  from  his  mouth, 
thought  lie  had  caught  fire  and  was  burning  up, 
men  have  persisted  in  smoking.  As  to  whether 
the  practice  is  hurtful  or  otherwise  is  a  matter 
for  those  to  discuss  who  are  qualified  to  say 
something  on  the  subject.  The  substance  of 
this  paragraph  is  to  set  forth  the  good  qualities 
of  the  cigars  manufactured  by  Messrs.  Cum- 
mings &  Nink.  They  have  had  seventeen  years 
experience  in  the  business  and  claim  not  with- 
out the  best  of  reasons  that  there  is  no  better 
cigar  in  the  market  than  they  make.  The  fol- 
lowing are  a  part  of  the  brands  they  have  on 
Sale :  La  Cosmopolitana,  41, -,  Clear  Havana ; 
Aurora,  4},  Clear  Havana  Filler ;  Morning 
Dawn.  4j,  Half  Havana  Filler  ;  El  Clarino,  3;], 
Part  Havana  Filler  ;  Revolution,  4J,  Clear  Con- 
necticut Seed.  The  public  is  recommended  to 
try  these  cigars  and  they  are  offered  with  the 
full  confidence  that  they  will  be  found  yood  in 
every  sense  of  the  word.  They  are  in  all  cases 
just  exactly  what  they  are  represented  to  be. 


Something  Worth  Reading. 

No  matter  how  good  or  how  poor  the  times 
j  are  it  is  Always  beneficial  to  know  where  the 
best  articles  can  be  had  for  the  least  money. 
Should  you  wish  to  purchase  anything  in  the 
clothing  line  you  are  referred  to  B.  Lachmann 
&  Co.  They  are  the  oldest,  and  most  reliable 
Clothing  firm  in  La  Salle.  Having  had  many 
years'  experience  in  the  business,  and  being 
very  close  buyers,  they  come  right  to  the  front 
rank  as  leaders  in  low  prices.  Headquarters  for 
well  made  and  well  fitting  garments  for  Men, 
Boys  and  Children,  and  everything  else  that,  is 
usually  kept  in  a  first,  class  Clothing  establish- 
ment. This  enterprising  firm  has  lately  estab- 
lished, in  connection  with  their  extensive  busi- 
ness, a  Merchant  Tailoring  Department,  where 
none  but  first  class  garments  are  turned  out, 
from  15  to  20  per  cent,  less  than  tailors  will 
furnish  the  same.  From  200  to  300  seasonable 
patterns  always  in  stock  to  select  from. 
Good  suits  range  from  $18.00  to  $25.00,  and  ;t 
perfect  fit  gurranteed.  A  full  line  of  North 
Western  Hats,  in  all*  colors  and  styles,  manufac- 
tured expressly  for  B.  Lachmann  &  Co.  Every 
Hat  is  warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  Also  a 
full  line  of  Sweet's  Overalls  on  hand.  Farmers 
and  mechanics  will  please  take  notice  that  this  is 
j  the  best  fitting  Overall  made  and  will  never  rip. 
\  For  further  particulars  call  at  the  Golden  Eagle 
j  Clothing  House  of  B.  Lachmann  &  Co. 


22 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SALLE. 


L.  Stone's  Clothing  Store. 

As  everyone  must  have  clouung,  the  question 
of  where  to  buy  comes  to  every  family  at  one 
time  or  another.  La  Salic  people  have  solved 
this  question  as  a  general  thing,  find  have  pro- 
nounced in  favor  of  Stone's  clothing  house  as 
about  the  best  place  in  the  county  to  procure 
ready-made  garments.  The  stock  of  men' s  ready- 
made  clothing  for  young  and  old  is  one  of  the 
largest  in  the  county.  He  keeps  not  only  goods 
of  the  finest  grade,  but  carries  a  full  assortment 
adapted  to  the  wants  of  the  farmer,  mechanic,  la- 
borer and  all  classes  of  young  men,  middle-aged 
.men  and  old  men,  or  large  or  small  men,  as  well 
as  every  size  between,  with  prices  in  all  cases 
graded  down  to  common  sense  figures.  In  the 
low  priced  grades  there  is  nothing  but  good, 
honest  goods,  such  as  will  wear  well  and  look 
well  and  are  worth  every  cent  asked  for  them. 
In  the  higher  grades  are  suits  made  from  the 
best  imported  and  domestic  fabrics  and  in  the 
latest  styles. 

Mr.  Stone's  goods  are  of  a  far  better  quality 
of  cloth  and  of  superior  workmanship,  sewing, 
etc.,  than  ready-made  clothing  generally.  He  is 
a  close  and  careful  buyer,  and  workmanship  is 
considered  by  him  with  the  same  importance  as 
texture  and  quality  of  goods.  He  warrants  every 
article  sold  to  be  exactly  as  represented.  It  is 
impossible  to  get  cheated  here,  as  everything  is 
strictly  one  price,  and  each  article  is  marked  in 
plain  figures  so  that  all  may  read  them,  a  child 
as  well  as  a  man.  Boys'  suits,  suitable  for  all 
ages  and  for  parents  whose  pocket  books  arc 
poorly  supplied  with  money  as  well  as  the  pros- 
perous merchant  or  mechanic. 

The  stock  of  gents'  furnishing  goods  is  im- 
mense, and  comprises  mens'  and  boys'  white 
shirts,  with  working  shirts  of  cheviot,  flannel, 
cassimere,  etc.;  witji  collars,  cuffs,  ties;  under- 
wear, cotton,  flannel,  etc.;  gloves  and  everything 
desirable  in  a  gentleman's  wardrobe. 

All  the  late  styles  of  hats  and  caps  are  kept 
regularly  in  stock,  and  the  aim  is  to  make  this 
the  place  where  a  person  can  tind  any  style  of 
hat  or  cap  for  men's  or  boys'  wear  that  may  be 
desired. 

There  is  a  fine  line  of  trunks  and  valises  of  all 
kinds,  sizes  and  qualities,  and  at  all  prices,  ele- 
gantly finished  or  plain  ;  also  n  lot  of  excellent 
traveling  bogs  for  ladies  or  gents,  many  of  them 
perfect  marvels  of  convenience,  in  cloth,  rubber, 
split  leather  and  alligator  skin,  with  shawl  and 
trunk  straps,  and  the  like.  A  large  Sot  of  rubber 
goods,  such  as  coats,  legging,  hats,  blankets,  etc., 
is  also  regularly  in  stock. 

Remember  the  place,  one  door  east  of  P.  0., 
old  stand. 


Geo.  A.  Elliott — Agricultural  Implements. 

Geo.  A.  Elliott  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  best 
known  merchants  in  the  city  of  La  Salle,  hav- 
ing been  engaged  in  his  present  business  for  a 
period  of  over  twenty  years.  He  keeps  the  best 
farm  machinery  the  market  supplies,  and  is  al- 
ways ready  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  farming 
community  for  anything  in  this  line.  He  has 
an  assortment  of  old  ground  plows  from  leading 
manufacturers,  such  as  the  Furst  &  Bradley, 
Peru  City,  Buford,  Grand  Detour  and  others, 
including  the  Hapgood  sulky  plow  which  is 
warranted  to  run  lighter  on  the  team  than  any 
walking  plow  made  ;  the  Corbin  disc  harrow, 
something  that  is  rapidly  coming  into  popular 
favor  and  entirely  supersedes  the  old  style ; 
also  the  Acme  harrow,  a  very  effective  imple- 
ment;  the  celebrated  Challenge  and  Farmer's 
Friend  corn  planters  with  the  Hay  worth  and 
Joliet  wire  check  rowers ;  Union  seeders,  the 
very  best  known  ;  Furst  &  Bradley,  Buford, 
Grand  Detour,  Hapgood  and  other  leading  walk- 
ing spring  cultivators  with  the  Buford  tongue- 
less  cultivator,  embracing  all  the  latest  and  best 
improvements  and  devices  in  this  class  of  ma- 
chinery ;  different  styles  of  mowers,  including 
the  Empire,  D.  S.  Morgan  and  Hopkins,  which 
perhaps  have  no  superiors  anywhere  ;  the  Furst 
&  Bradley  horse  hay  rake ;  also  the  celebrated 
Thomas  self-dump  rake,  which  is  discharged  by 
the  power  of  the  horse,  steel  tooth,  very  strong 
and  durable  ;  also  the  Eagle  sulky  rake,  which 
can  be  dumped  either  by  hand  or  foot. 

Leading  among  the  machines  in  stock  is  the 
Empire  twine  binder  which  stands  at  the  head 
in  the  way  of  harvesting  machinery.  It  does 
its  work  automatically  and  to  perfection,  draws 
the  band  tight,  ties  it  firmly  and  binds  only 
when  the  bundle  has  reached  the  proper  size, 
and  is  the  lightest  draft  machine  in  the  market. 
Mr.  Elliott  also  takes  orders  for  Aultman  &  Co.'s 
threshing  machines,  horse  powers,  portable 
steam  engines,  etc.  He  is  also  agent  for  Russell 
&  Co.,  Massilon,  0.,  manufacturers  of  threshing 
machinery,  portable  and  traction  steam  engines, 
saw-mills,  and  the  like. 

Corn  shellers  of  various  kinds,  among  them 
the  Eureka,  made  ai  .Joliet,  including  hand  and 
horse  power,  promptly  :  r;.;,iie<l  to  the  trade. 
The  celebrated  Studebakvi-  WM^OUS,  buggies  and 
carriages,  and  Oshkosh  buck's  and  carriages. 

To  enumerate  everything  kept  in  the  ware- 
house would  be  a  heavy  task,  but  enough  arti- 
cles have  been  mentioned  to  show  that  he  keeps 
the  best  of  everything  and  the  supply  is  never 
exhausted. 


THE  CITY  OF  LA  SAL,L,E. 


23 


J.  G.  Feldes'  Grocery  and  Crockery  Store. 

When  a  person  has  been  successfully  engaged 
in  business  for  a  long  period  of  years  it  is  evi- 
dence that,  he  knows  the  wants  of  his  patrons 
and  supplies  them.  John  G.  Feldes'  grocery 
and  crockery  house  is  the  oldest  German  estab- 
lishment of  the  kind  in  the  city  and'  was  first 
opened  up  thirteen  years  ago.  The  large  busi- 
ness now  being  done  points  conclusively  to  the 
fact  that  the  proprietor  has  the  tact  and  good 
judgment  to  discern  just  what  the  people  in  this 
community  demand  in  the  line  of  his  business 
and  keeps  the  purpose  constantly  in  view  to 
supply  that  demand.  His  mammoth  emporium, 
for  such  it  is  in  reality,  is  stocked  with  every- 
thing in  the  way  of  groceries,  provisions,  fruits, 
crockery,  china,  cutlery,  glass,  wood  and  willow 
ware.  He  is  actually  the  largest  dealer  in 
crockery,  china,  glass  And  decorated  ware, 
lamps,  etc.,  in  this  county  and  as  a  natural  con- 
sequence sells  cheaper  than  any  other  house. 
He  also  imports  and  deals  in  wines,  liquors, 
champaign,  fine  Kentucky  whiskies,  etc.,  and 
handles  none  but  first  class  goods. 

Entering  a  little  more  into  particulars  it  may 
be  mentioned  that  his  grocery  stock  comprises 
selected  goods  in  all  the  different  branches. 
Among  his  specialties  may  be  mentioned  canned 
goods,  which  include  fruits,  meats  and  vegeta- 
bles of  every  kind  put  up  in  tin,  always  of  the 
leading  and  best  brands  and  guaranteed  to  prove 
satisfactory.  Teas,  coffees  and  spices  he  keeps 
in  very  large  assortments  and  can  suit  the 
most  fastidious  in  these  goods.  Green  fruits  are 
always  to  be  found  here  in  their  proper  season 
and  sold  at  the  lowest  market  rates. 

Tobaccos,  cigars,  pipes  and  smokers'  articles 
generally  are  in  largo  supply  and  variety  and 
no  one  can  fail  to  find  here  what  will  suit  him 
in  this  class  of  goods.  The  display  of  crockery 
is  something  fine  and  there  is  nothing  made  in 
this  line  that  any  ordinary  person  has  occasion 
to  use  which  is  not  to  be  found  on  the  shelves 
in  Feldes'  store.  In  majolica  ware  there  is  an 
.  assortment  which  is  not  equaled  for  variety  and 
excellence  in  any  other  store  in  the  county.  In 
the  glassware  line  may  be  seen  nearly  every 
style  of  lamp  now  in  domestic  use,  from  the 
plainest  and  cheapest  to  the  most  ornamental 
and  finely  finished. 

In  addition  to  the  stock  abo^e  specially  men- 
tioned there  is  always  on  exhibition  a  large  and 
lino  lot  of  vases,  toilet  sets,  work  baskets  and 
fancy  goods  in  almost  endless  variety,  all  of 
which  like  everything  else  in  the  store,  is  sold 
at  the  very  lowest  rock  bottom  prices. 


Litcey  &  Theiss'  Dry  Goods  Store. 

The  Dry  Goods  firm  of  Luccy  &  Theiss,  suc- 
cessors to  Scott  Bros.  &  Co.,  has  been  recog- 
nized since  its  first  opening  as  one  of  the  stand- 
ard business  firms  of  the  city,  always  alive  to 
the  interest  of  iheir  customers,  and  knowing 
how  to  do  business  they  deal  in  what  their  cus- 
tomers want  to  buy.  They  believe  fhat  the  men 
who  would  build  up  an  honorable  and  successful 
business,  must  see  that  the  foundations  are  well 
laid.  In  this  respect  integrity  and  honor  are- 
principles  which  cannot  be  ignored.  They  prac- 
tice close  attention  to  their  business,  economy 
in  expense,  fair  judgment,  no  misrepresentations, 
give  fair  prices,  and  are  always  ready,  if  possi- 
ble, to  do  better  for  their  customers  than  others 
in  the  same  business.  In  addition  to  these  prin- 
,  which  form  the  foundation  of  their  busi- 
ness, Messrs.'  Luccy  &  Theiss  are  never  sleeping 
when  the  interests  of  their  customers  are  at 
stake.  In  every  department  in  their  store  the 
stock  is  ample  and  well  selected,  they  being  al- 
ways ready  and  in  a  position  to  take  advantage 
of  any  bargains  that  are  offered  by  the  wholesale 
trade  and  giving  their  patrons  the  benefits  de- 
rived therefrom. 

There  has  not  been  a  year,  within  the  recol- 
lection of  the  oldest  inhabitant,  where  cash  buyers 
have  had  advantages  such  as  have  been  offered 
this  year.  Many  goods,  especially  Dress  Goods 
and  all  imported  goods,  can  be  bought  at  their 
counters  for  less  money  than  the  same  goods  were 
offered  at  wholesale  in  the  early  part  of  the 
season,  and  this  means  is  taken  of  suggesting  to 
buyers  of  Dry  Goods  that  have  not  yet  called  on 
Messrs.  Luccy  &  Theiss  to  go  there,  examine 
their  stock,  learn  their  prices  and  manner  of 
doing  business,  and  you  will  be  sure  to  receive 
courteous  treatment,  whether  you  purchase  any- 
thing or  not,  as  the  firm  are  always  pleased  to 
show  customers  through  their  stock.  Their 
Dress  Goods  Department  is  second  to  none,  and 
in  it  may  be  found  full  lines  in  black  and  col- 
ored of  the  celebrated  Black  Crow  and  Golden 
Cross  Cashmeres,  Nun's  Veilings,  Buntings, 
Stripes  and  Plaids,  besides  many  novelties  that 
arc  shown  for  the  first  time  this  season.  Their 
Silk  Department  embraces  all  the  standard 
brands  of  imported  and  American  Silks,  both 
black  and  colored,  and  the  best  line  of  Summer 
Silks  in  the  county,  witli  prices  guaranteed  as 
low  as  any  house  in  America.  Samples  and 
prices  of  Dress  Goods  and  Silks  will  be  mailed 
free  by  request.  Their  stock  of  Lawns,  Ging- 
hams and  Prints  was  never  as  well  selected  as 


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now,  and  they  are  showing  many  novelties.  In 
Housekeeping  Goods  they  make  a  specialty, 
selling  Table  Linens,  Nakins,  Towels,  Crashes, 
etc.,  fully  10  per  cent,  below  competitors.  They 
have  the  best  line  of  Parasols  and  Fans  in  the 
county  and  fully  25  per  cent,  below  last  season's 
prices.  See  their  Silk  Parasols  for  $1.00,  arid 


Cambric  Parasols  for  10  cents.  They  beat  them 
all.  Ladies'  Cloaks,  Wraps,  Dolmans,  Ulsters, 
Shawls  and  Skirts  are  a  specialty. 

Space  forbids  any  more  enumeration  of  this 
stock,  but  all  arc  advised  to  call  and  sec  .Messrs. 
Lucey  &  Theiss.  They  will  be  pleased  with  yom- 
visit,  and  save  you  money  in  your  purchases. 


RO3ENHAUPT  &  CO., 

Always  Ready  for  trade  with  the  Finest  Assortment  of 

Seasonable  Clothing 

Ever  Shown  in  La  Salle. 

HATS,  CAPS,   FURNISHING  GOODS,  ETC., 

In  Large  Supply.    All  New  (ioods,  bought  at  Lowest  Cash  Prices  and 
SOLD  AT  RATES  BELOW  THOSE  OF  ANY  COMPETITOR. 

E2TA  lare-e  portion  of  the  stock  has  been  made  to  order  and  Satisfaction  is 
Guaranteed  in  all  cases.    Call  and  be  convinced. 

ROSENHAUPT  &  CO. 


